After Winning Re-Election, Gov. Phil Scott Says His Priorities Remain The Same

Vermont Public | By Mitch Wertlieb,

Published November 7, 2018 at 7:59 AM EST

Republican Gov. Phil Scott speaks at a podium onstage at the Republican Election Night event. — Republican Gov. Phil Scott won a second term as Vermont's governor.

Republican Phil Scott is headed to a second term as Vermont's Governor. He told VPR that he plans to focus on making Vermont more affordable, protecting the state’s most vulnerable population, and growing the economy.

Scott also acknowledged that he will need a new approach to work with Democrats in the Vermont House, who picked up several seats on election night. “We’ll seek opportunities to find common goals,” he said.

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Mitch Wertlieb

A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.

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