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Federal appeals court sides with Vermont in campaign finance case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled for Vermont in a case seeking to overturn aspects of the state’s campaign finance laws. The Vermont Right to Life Committee challenged the...
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A Democratic political action committee planned a fundraiser Wednesday night at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier, a practice two Republican lawmakers hope to stop. The Vermont Democratic House...
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Lobbyist disclosure bill on its way to passage
Reps. Patti Komline, R-Dorset and Kurt Wright, R-Burlington. File photo by Alicia Freese/VTDigger A lobbyist disclosure bill that if signed into law would be one of the strictest in the country got a...
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Corporations can’t donate to Molly Gray’s campaign. But their lobbyists host...
Lt. Gov. Molly Gray speaks to a crowd at the Amtrak station in St. Albans in July. File photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger The four Democratic candidates vying to represent Vermont in the U.S. House...
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Welch pledged to refuse corporate contributions to his Senate campaign. But...
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., declared that he would no longer accept contributions from corporate political action committees, but that doesn’t mean he's refusing big-dollar donations from industry...
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LGBTQ+, progressive PACs pour over $600K into congressional race for Balint
Becca Balint in June 2021, left, and Molly Gray in May 2022. File photos by Mike Dougherty and Natalie Williams/VTDigger LGBTQ+ and progressive political action committees have spent over $600,000...
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In campaign’s final stretch, Molly Gray again cries foul over Becca Balint’s...
Lt. Gov. Molly Gray has accused Sen. Becca Balint, seen here last year, of potentially illegal coordination with an outside group. Balint’s team has argued the lieutenant governor’s campaign is trying...
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A crypto mogul’s hidden hand in Vermont’s congressional race stunned...
Recent financial disclosures make clear that the lion’s share of the outside spending supporting state Sen. Becca Balint's run came from a single million-dollar donation. File photo by Glenn...
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Peter Welch accepts thousands in campaign donations from sugar industry PACs
U.S. Rep Peter Welch’s acceptance of industry PAC donations is not new. File photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger Despite his pledge last November not to accept “any corporate PAC money,” Vermont’s...
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Democracy for America, the progressive PAC founded by Howard Dean, to close...
Former Gov. Howard Dean founded Democracy For America following his 2004 presidential campaign. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Democracy For America, a Vermont-based political action committee...
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Balint wins high-profile endorsement of Emily’s List, one of the nation’s...
In her bid for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House, Democratic nominee Becca Balint has the coveted endorsement of Emily’s List, one of the most influential political action committees operating...
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