The Vermont Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could redefine the balance of power between the governor and the state Senate. At the center of the lawsuit is Gov. Phil Scott's decision to reappoint Zoie Saunders as Interim Secretary of Education after the Senate rejected her confirmation in April.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused his weekly briefing Tuesday on housing policies he hopes to champion during the legislative session.

Scott's plan will eliminate supervisory unions in the state and create five school districts across Vermont. Each will have one school board and one superintendent.

Appeals, permitting and Act 250 are just a few of the variables that Gov. Scott says continue to cause a housing shortage in the state.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott will give his inaugural address on Thursday afternoon, after he is sworn in for his fifth term in office.

The Scott administration is proposing a transition to a foundation formula, a commonly used way of paying for schools that would give more power to the state.

Part of the governor’s plan to make building housing units in Vermont faster and easier will be making the appeal of housing project permits more difficult.

The governor’s package of proposed changes would address the detention of repeat offenders and would repeal the remaining stage of Raise the Age.

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

State officials unveiled the broad strokes of Gov. Phil Scott’s education proposal that includes sweeping changes like consolidating Vermont’s 52 school districts to just 5 and a new funding formula.

Beshear is the most popular Democratic governor in the U.S., according to the data. He trails only Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (75%) and former West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (67%) in overall popularity. Justice is now serving in the U.S. Senate.