After the hearing which lasted around two hours, the Senate Education Committee decided to advance Saunders on a 5-1 vote to a full Senate vote. The hearing started with Saunders delivering a speech, ...

Last year, the Senate Education Committee endorsed Saunders before the chamber as a whole ultimately rejected her nomination. On Tuesday, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale emerged as the committee’s only vocal ...

Sen. Peter Welch has invited Vermont and Canadian business leaders to discuss the potential impacts of President Trump’s ...

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is under fire from conservatives and critics for hosting a trans musician who performed what they ...

George Tyler is a columnist for the Essex Reporter. A resident of Essex Junction, Tyler is a former journalist, village ...

Vermont Education Secretary Zoie Saunders was confirmed by the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday afternoon, setting her up for a full Senate vote on Thursday. The vote came out 5-1 with all three ...

A new bill at the Statehouse would change the way immigration affairs are handled in Vermont. The Agency of Human Services’ ...

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to clear a procedural hurdle on Monday after it received no support ...

Despite not having role models to imitate, Becca Balint paved her own way to Congress as Vermont's first LGBTQ representative ...

Five senators — three Republicans and two Democrats — voted in favor of recommending Zoie Saunders to the full Senate, with one against.

Access to land is too expensive and out of reach for too many folks who want to start farming. USDA loans can help lower costs and expand opportunities for new and young farmers, but rising land ...

Ed Fox of VTRGA, et al. Vermont has an opportunity this legislative session to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation which strikes a responsible balance between protectin ...