Emerson Lynn

Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth (D/P-Chittenden) is in the last moments of his official political life, set to retire from a lengthy tenure in the Vermont Senate. He will

The University of Vermont announced this week that next year’s freshman class will be about 15 percent smaller, due to demographic challenges. The decline and the consequent loss of tuition

When Gov. Phil Scott said he would veto any educational reform bill that did not include mandatory consolidation of the state’s 119 school districts, he was placing a big bet

In politics, it’s a problem when the opposition to a bill can’t clearly explain why they are opposed. It’s doubly so when the issue is of critical importance to voters.

Gov. Phil Scott this week vetoed the Legislature’s most significant effort to lower health care costs, which was a surprise to legislators and many of those in the health care

This week, Vermont’s hospitals will submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the Green Mountain Care Board. It’s likely the budgets will be red-stained. Northwestern Medical Center’s

As Vermonters know, our senior senator - Bernie Sanders - loves nothing more than being the force behind a fellow socialist who embraces the same causes and who has the

It’s gotta hurt when it’s your job to make Vermont a better place to live, to work, and to raise a family, only to be told that 86 percent of

It’s a different time in Vermont, one marked by less trust in the establishment mixed with a touch of panic about the state’s future. Prices are high. Taxes continue to

On August 11, Vermonters will pick between Democrats Aly Richards and Amanda Janoo to see which of them will try to derail Gov. Phil Scott’s attempt for a record-setting sixth