Shaun Robinson

The Senate’s version of the bill would approve slightly more spending overall than the one that cleared the House earlier this month, though it still largely mirrors Gov. Phil Scott’s wishes.

VTDigger created a tracker to follow Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s legal actions, together with other states and jurisdictions, challenging actions taken by President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers heard Friday how much it takes to run their own shop.

Sen. Russ Ingalls, R-Essex, has signed off on a roughly $1 million deal to buy seven stations in the Northeast Kingdom and northern New Hampshire.

The House proposal includes funding aimed at keeping more people housed in the state’s motel voucher program through the spring, which sparked pushback this week.

Addison Democratic Sen. Ruth Hardy, who’s sponsoring the legislation, called it “an important protection to make sure that our elections are honest and fair.”

The panel would have a mix of House and Senate members and would, among other tasks, review the myriad of reports lawmakers commission each year.

The Homeland Security secretary met with the family of David Maland, the U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Coventry, during her recent visit to northern Vermont.

“We're now seeing — in the last couple of weeks, already — a significant rise in Immigration and Customs Enforcement being out in the field,” one attorney said.

Nearly every other state’s lower chamber conducts roll calls with an electronic voting system, said the sponsors of a new House bill.