Two fundamental issues dividing Republicans and Democrats are taxes and spending, and the size and jurisdiction of government.

Former governor Thomas P. Salmon, who died Monday, at age 92, was a plain-spoken politician, lawyer-businessman, Democrat with a deep-seated aversion toward the left-leaning wing of his party.

Lawmakers in two states are pushing to change rules around the taxation of Social Security benefits. Tens of millions of Americans receive Social Security benefits every month, with some 40 percent of ...

President Biden previously ordered that flags fly at half-staff until Jan. 28 to honor former President Jimmy Carter.

A first-in-the-nation policy that seeks to reduce the amount of fossil fuels Vermonters use to heat their homes would add an estimated 58 cents per gallon to the cost of heating fuel over the next 10 ...

Senators quizzed Trump's Interior secretary nominee, proposed EPA administrator and Treasury secretary nominee.

Every year, the Vermont Legislature is required to pass a budget for the following fiscal year, which begins on July 1 and ...

McKee opted to include state Treasurer James Diossa's bid to create a "Baby Bonds" program that would put $3,000 into an interest-accruing trust for late-in-life use by each child born into poverty.

Vermont’s governor thinks the state got out over its skis when it comes to setting targets for reducing carbon emissions.

Thomas P. Salmon, who served as the 23rd president of the University of Vermont and who was twice elected governor of the ...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping public safety plan that addresses bail, young offenders, and a “catch and release” system that he says is causing people to lose trust in the ...

A former Vermont governor has died. Governor Thomas Salmon, a Democrat who served two terms from 1973 until 1977, died on ...