Stockwell said one recent bright spot has been the influx of new businesses to Barre, from the Slowpoke Clothing Exchange to Foxy’s, an LGBTQ+ bar. Reflecting on the tone of the different City Council campaigns, she said that Barre had a broad spectrum of political beliefs and backgrounds, among both new and longtime residents.

Republicans in Congress say federal elections need to be safeguarded against non-citizens voting illegally, but Vermont's secretary of state sees the problem as far too rare to risk voter disenfranchi

A lawsuit, first filed in June 2024 by the group on behalf of two Burlington voters, was dismissed by a state Superior Court judge in February.

A bill that would require political candidates in Vermont to disclose their use of generative AI in campaign advertisements passed into the House in late March. The proposal is moving along, though not without questions about its effect on free speech and news media.

Pope Leo XIV, history's first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church. This weekend marks 250 years since Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.

Senate Majority Leader Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D-Chittenden Southeast) said: “Democrats stand shoulder to shoulder with workers, today and every day. Come November 2026, all Vermonters will get to say loud and clear: we protect the rights of workers, now and for generations to come.”