In The Media

‘“The staff working their tails off at the Department of Labor were ill-equipped to handle the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic because Governor Scott failed to make improvements to the outdated system a priority,” said VDP spokesperson R. Christopher Di Mezzo. “Blaming the antiquated processing system for DOL’s woes falls short of addressing the issue: A lack of investment and prioritization by Governor Phil Scott.”

The last state campaign finance report before the 2020 Primary was due on July 1st and from what VTGOP candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor reported on their forms, it’s not grassroots dollars funding their campaigns.

Phil Scott has opposed increasing funding for Medicaid, he’s tried to burden seniors and children with higher health care costs, and to top it all off, he’s indicated his willingness to consider transitioning Vermont’s Medicaid funding into block grant funding -- a Trump administration proposal. He well knows the tremendous burden this move would have on working families: Scott himself has said block grant funding would “raise concerns of adequate funding in the future.” Again, if Scott had it his way funding for Medicaid could be gutted by more than 30 percent.

Vermont’s Republican Governor Phil Scott has refused to institute a statewide mask mandate, calling the measure unnecessary and counterproductive. His refusal to do so is an outlier among a bipartisan chorus of governors from Texas to Kentucky, Massachusetts to Maine, who are mandating their residents wear a mask in public. In fact, Vermont and New Hampshire are the only two states in New England not mandating face coverings.

In this week’s Roundup: VTGOP legislators and party leaders continue to spread falsehoods about voting-by-mail, Senator Leahy brings home two grants, Senator Sanders tried to end qualified immunity, Rep. Welch highlights a transformative transportation bill, House Speaker Johnson pressures Phil Scott to sign COVID-19 relief package, and so much more.

VTDigger investigated claims by the Vermont Democratic Party that Lt. Governor Candidate Scott Milne was “spending corporate funds in service of boosting his name recognition…and skirt around campaign finance laws.”

Thanks to the leadership of Democrats in the Legislature and Secretary of State Jim Condos, it is easier than ever to cast a mail-in ballot in the state of Vermont. While Vermonters around the state are embracing voting-by-mail, Republicans elected officials and party leaders continue to spread falsehoods and misleading claims about the safety and security of mail-in voting.

The Vermont Democratic Party is proud to announce that it has recruited a record number of Democratic candidates to run for the Vermont House of Representatives in 2020. More than 150 candidates have filed the necessary paperwork to run for the House, far outpacing the Vermont Republican Party.

The Vermont Democratic Party is announcing the launch of their 2020 campaign communications arm: The Briefing Room. The Briefing Room is a team of communications staff and volunteers dedicated to the sole cause of holding Vermont Republicans up and down the ballot accountable.

Today’s United States Supreme Court ruling is a major step forward in the fight for equality and opportunity for LGBTQ+ people -- and for all Americans. The Vermont Democratic Party celebrates this historic step expanding employment discrimination protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include both sexual orientation and gender identity.