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• Vermonters vote to approve 2 constitutional amendments

  04-11-2026 05:20 via VTDigger
  
  A ballot in the Vermont General Election on November 3, 2026. Photo by Noel Clark/VTDiggerVermonters decisively approved two amendments to the state constitution Tuesday. The public referendums were the final steps in ratifying the new items, which fortify collective bargaining rights and guarantee equal protection under the law regardless of a number of characteristics.The complex, yearslong amendment process requires legislative support in two consecutive bienniums. Voters last ratified const
  
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• Republican Phil Scott wins record 6th term as Vermont’s governor

  04-11-2026 04:56 via VTDigger
  
  Gov. Phil Scott leaves the House of Representatives chamber after delivering his state of the state address at the Statehouse in Montpelier in Jan. 2026. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerMONTPELIER — Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott won reelection to a sixth term on Tuesday, defeating Democrat and Progressive Amanda Janoo in a race that proved more competitive than most voters would have imagined when Scott announced he would run again.Janoo, an economist from Burlington running her
  
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• Molly Gray elected as Vermont’s next lieutenant governor, ousting John Rodgers

  04-11-2026 03:43 via VTDigger
  
  Molly Gray speaks at the Vermont Democratic Party election night event moments after Republican Lt. Gov. John Rodgers conceded the race. Photo by Olivia Gieger/VTDiggerUpdated 10:40 p.m.Democrat Molly Gray is getting her old job back and will become Vermont’s next lieutenant governor. Lt. Gov. John Rodgers, a Republican, conceded the race around 9:30 p.m. As of 10:25 p.m., Gray had received 60.29% of the votes cast to Rodgers’s 37.50%. The mood was jubilant at the Vermont Democratic Party
  
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• Molly Gray elected as Vermont’s next lieutenant governor

  04-11-2026 03:43 via VTDigger
  
  Molly Gray, nominee to be the lieutenant governor, speaks during a Democratic Party unity rally in Burlington on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerDemocrat Molly Gray is getting her old job back and will become Vermont’s next lieutenant governor. Lt. Gov. John Rodgers, a Republican, conceded the race around 9:30 p.m.“The voters of Vermont have made their decision, and while this isn’t the outcome we had hoped for, I respect their choice and congratulate Molly Gra
  
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