Updated at 1:03 p.m. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean announced on Monday that he doesn't want his old job back. The 75-year-old Burlington Democrat and longest-serving governor in state history had floated the idea recently that he would to try to oust Republican Gov. Phil Scott from office in November. But on Monday, he told reporters that he didn't want to go negative against Scott and said polling showed him 10 percentage points behind the incumbent. The only way to close such a...
Winooski City Councilor Thomas Renner announced on Thursday that he’s running for lieutenant governor as a Democrat, setting up a primary contest with current officeholder David Zuckerman. On a sidewalk in downtown Winooski, Renner gathered with friends, family and supporters to announce his first run for statewide office and explain his motivation for challenging the popular incumbent. “I have a deep understanding that when we show up for our neighbors, we will all win,” Renner said....
Republican Glenn Youngkin also vetoed bills related to maintaining access to contraception, saying they were ‘not ready’Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two bills that would have stripped tax exemptions for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, an organization that has opposed the removal of statues of southern state generals during the US civil war and other markers of the southern states’ attempt to secede from the Union in defense of slavery.The Republican governor vetoed...
A crowded field of Republicans are seeking to succeed Gov. Jim Justice, who is running in the GOP Senate primary. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, former state legislator Moore Capito (the son of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito), car dealer Chris Miller, Secretary of State Mac Warner and others will all be on Tuesday's primary ballot in the red state.
West Virginia voters had an unenviable choice of congressional candidates in the GOP primary Tuesday: a guy who stormed the Capitol on January 6, or an incumbent who, after having to evacuate the Capitol during the riot, went back to vote against certifying the election. Voters chose the incumbent. Rep. Carol Miller trounced “J6 prisoner” […]
Dozens of students walked out during Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s commencement address on Saturday
What is expected to be a very small group of North Carolina voters will decide which Republicans will serve as the party’s nominees for a congressional district seat and for the statewide positions of lieutenant governor and auditor.
The Hill has projected that West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will win the Republican nomination for the West Virginia Governorship.
Excitement is building in Democratic circles over the prospect that former governor Howard Dean will give Gov. Phil Scott something he hasn’t had in a long time — a serious challenger. Dean confirmed late last month that he might run against Scott, who will likely seek a fifth term this fall. He followed up on May 1 with a public statement expressing concern about what he called a “poisonous atmosphere” in Montpelier and a lack of progress on important issues such as health care. “I...
The Arizona state legislature, in an attempt to bypass Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs, is working to place a border-enforcement bill on the ballot. That bill has now passed a
According to an analysis of court case data by the RVA Eviction Lab, eviction filings and judgements throughout Virginia have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina Republicans will look to settle the question of who will represent the GOP in the race for lieutenant governor and state auditor. Tuesday marks Election Day fo