Vermonters who weren’t in Washington had plenty of opportunities for inaugural parties of their own. In Burlington, several hundred people gathered at Nectar’s restaurant.
After meeting with president elect Barack Obama today, Governor Jim
Douglas says he’s optimistic the new administration will help the
states with a federal bailout.
Gov. Jim Douglas and a group of the nation’s governors will meet with President-elect Barack Obama next Tuesday to discuss the economic stimulus proposal.
Congressman Welch was elected to his second term with 84 percent of the vote this week. He takes your phone calls on the new balance of power in Washington. Also, news analysis of statewide election results, and the voices of and reactions from election night in Vermont.
Hundreds of students at the University of Vermont poured out of their
dorms Tuesday night in a spontaneous celebration after Barack Obama won
the presidency.
Congressman Peter Welch believes the framework for Barack Obama’s winning presidential campaign was built in Vermont by Howard Dean; the impact of a proposed southern Vermont wind development on black bears promises to be a major issue in the project’s approval process; more…
Democrat Barack Obama used his promise of hope and change to grab Vermont’s three electoral votes Tuesday on his way to winning the presidency, easily defeating Republican John McCain.
The
presidential candidates have been in battleground states looking for
independent voters who haven’t made up their minds, yet. But
in Vermont, where early voting began two weeks ago, many voters
have already made their decisions. VPR has been speaking with voters around the
state this fall. In
today’s special report, Steve Delaney went in search of the still-undecided
voter.