Peter Hirschfeld
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Poll shows Amanda Janoo closing in on Phil Scott in Vermont governor’s race (opens the original)
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott is locked in the tightest reelection bid of his gubernatorial career, according to the Vermont Public 2026 Poll. First-time statewide candidate Amanda Janoo, a virtual unknown when she announced her Democratic campaign in March, is within 10 points of a five-term incumbent often hailed as the most popular governor in the country. If the election was held today, according to the survey of 817 Vermonters, 42% would vote for Scott and 32% would cast their ballot for Janoo
Lawmakers scrutinize policy of keeping more prisoners past their minimum sentences (opens the original)
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The Scott administration’s effort to prolong the prison stays of some incarcerated individuals is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers and civil rights advocates. In April of 2025, the Department of Corrections broadened its own authority to keep people in prison beyond their minimum release dates. As a result of those updates to the “Risk Containment Policy,” many incarcerated people who would have otherwise been released into the community are spending longer behind bars. “This is concerning in man
Amanda Janoo wins Democratic primary for Vermont governor (opens the original)
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Amanda Janoo, a political outsider whose progressive platform captured the imagination of primary voters, is Vermont’s Democratic nominee for governor. Janoo, a 38-year-old economist who previously worked internationally for the United Nations, entered the race in March with virtually no name recognition. Her pledge to deliver “free healthcare” by taxing high earners, and to restructure Vermont’s political and economic systems, mobilized a groundswell that propelled her to victory over Aly Richa
Democratic candidates for governor try to rouse voters in sleepy summer primary (opens the original)
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Louanne McLeod is watching the 2026 midterm elections closely, but the Burlington resident’s eyes are mostly on races outside Vermont. “It’s fear of the rest of the country,” McLeod said, in between bites of her veggie burger at a recent community dinner in Burlington’s Old North End. She’s “hoping and praying” that voters in purple states will elect enough Democrats to flip control of Congress. But McLeod is the sort of Vermont Democrat who, in recent years at least, has thrown her support behi
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