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Democrats could gain control of multiple New England state legislatures and governorships, potentially turning the region into a near one-party stronghold.

She is a progressive candidate who's reaching out to working class people and in a variety of ways, I think, fills the agenda of what a strong, progressive governor can do,” Sanders told reporters.

Public approval for organized labor stands at a remarkable 71 percent, according to Gallup—its highest level since 1957. Even a 52 percent majority of Republicans approve of labor unions. This November 3, Vermont will likely pass a ballot initiative enshrining in the state constitution the right to join a union, effectively barring legislative passage of a “right-to-work” law (i.e., a law freeing workers from paying non-member fees to unions...

Historically a Republican stronghold, Rutland County sent Republicans to fill a large majority of its seats in the Legislature last session. This election cycle, the Democratic Party couldn't find anyone to run for Senate and several House seats in Rutland.

With artificial intelligence, climate change, fiscal strain and democratic instability converging, Janoo said Vermont should seek to shape events rather than simply endure them.

It would not be crazy to find out on election night that Republican Susan Collins held on to her Senate seat, that Republicans picked up their first US House seat in the region in eight years, and that Republicans won governor’s races in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Dear Editor, What the heck do the few people running for office who use bad language in public think they gain? I know two things they don’t gain: the admiration of Vermont’s older voters who see that language as shocking or,