Author: John S. Walters

The good news, if you favor the Democrats, is that many of their candidates have been able to raise impressive amounts of money in advance […]

This is a screenshot from state Sen. Steven Heffernan’s latest campaign finance report. You may recognize the names; the first is actually Amy Tarrant of […]

If this wasn’t reported as an in-kind donation to the Bram Kranichfeld campaign, it’s only because the dollars-and-cents value was incalculable. Last week, out of […]

Something happened last Wednesday that should have been a big news story, but it wasn’t. I was out of town so it took me some […]

This is a screenshot of an ad that’s been circulating on behalf of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Aly Richards. But it didn’t come from her campaign; […]

I guess Andrea Murray wasn’t discouraged by a state Senate campaign that, in the Republican wave year of 2024, saw her finish a distant fourth […]

While us campaign finance sickos breathlessly await the August 1 filing deadline, we can occupy a bit of our time by tracking the mass media […]

I received this in the form of a comment on my recent post about Brenda Siegel. I don’t have time to dig into this right […]

Update! Apparently the governor’s office did issue a statement slamming the tariffs. How Digger ignored it, I have no idea. Update to the update! I […]

Back in 2021, global currency trader Paul Belogour purchased three long-established Vermont newspapers: The Manchester Journal, The Bennington Banner, and The Brattleboro Reformer. It was […]

After months of essentially ignoring the contested statewide primary races, our media outlets are suddenly starting to pay attention. It’s as if somebody glanced at […]

Update! Apparently the governor’s office did issue a statement slamming the tariffs. How Digger ignored it, I have no idea. Following Donald Trump’s precipitous announcement […]

Next month, Gov. Phil Scott is hosting the annual meeting of New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers… and YOU can get in on the […]

Here’s a phrase that’s probably never been said before: “Soon we’ll be longing for the golden days of Guy Page.” And here’s another: “Mary Beerworth […]

When you visit the official website of almost any elected officeholder, you’ll be greeted by a picture of said grandee. Or a whole bunch of […]

I’ve done a fairly close reading of the July 1 campaign finance reports for state Senate candidates (So You Don’t Have To), and one thing […]

This, my friends, is what you get when you ask Canva’s AI illustration tool to render “Vermont landscape.” And it’s a great example of the […]

This, friends and neighbors, is Ben Brickner, Democratic candidate for state Senate in the Windsor district. Practically oozes Vermontitude, doesn’t it? Appropriately faded ballcap, fleece […]

I’ve spent too much time in recent days going over campaign finance reports for all the races for state Senate. Well, all but Richard Westman’s […]