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MONTPELIER — Some Bennington and Windham County towns will get new state representation, and some local politicians will be out of their jobs, according to two redistricting plans under consideration

MONTPELIER — Some Bennington and Windham County towns will get new state representation, and some local politicians will be out of their jobs, according to two redistricting plans under consideration

303 Magazine rounds up monthly new music, featuring new songs from local favorites, rising local bands and music videos from Denver bands.

An advisory panel tasked with counseling lawmakers about how to redraw House and Senate maps has recommended — by two narrow 4-3 votes — to go all-in on single-member districts.The General Assembly must redraw its boundaries every 10 years, after the...

Next January the General Assembly will address its decennial responsibility for redistricting both houses of the Legislature. The first step in that process is receiving the recommendations of the Legislative

“Our elections should be decided solely by American citizens,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says.

Stowe’s population increased by nearly a thousand people over the past decade, and that increase may mean some growing pains when it comes to the town’s representation in Montpelier.

weekly political column. Tim Newcomb Kevin Burgess, the Vermont Democratic Partys director of outreach, quit earlier this month, citing a "toxic" work environment and a "complete and utter failure of party leadership." Days later, Scott McNeil, the partys executive director, announced hes leaving, too. The Vermont GOP is also in disarray, split between fealty to and disdain for former president Donald...

On Fraud I have nothing to do with the Ethan Allen Institute, but Jack McMullen and Rob Roper are correct regarding Dave Grams Fair Game column of January 27 [Feedback: "All is Not Well," February 3; "Column Does a Disservice," February 10]. It is shoddy journalism to imply that a legitimate concern about the possibility of election fraud in Vermont is the same as trumpeted lies about a stolen presidential election. In doing so, Seven Days brings the toxic political climate of the nation to ...

Major Misunderstandings Faculty union leaders would have you believe that the humanities are going away at the University of Vermont ["Major Fallout," January 27]. Thats not the case. The reality is that even after the College of Arts and Sciences plan is implemented, thousands of students will still be able to take classes in classical civilization, Latin and religion, among other disciplines. All that is happening is that some majors, minors and masters programs that attract very few stud...