David Allaire,president of the Rutland City Board of Aldermen, says he wants to be the city's next mayor.  

Both the candidates and the media have billed this Presidential election as a clear choice between two visions of the role of government in the lives of individual Americans. Vic Henningsen looks back to a similar set of circumstances - one hundred years ago.

The final presidential debate, which will focus on foreign policy, takes place next Monday night in Florida. Barrie Dunsmore offers a historical context for viewing that discussion.

With the presidential election fast approaching, Peter Gilbert took a look at previous elections. There he found some landslides, some extremely close races, and some very interesting stories.

With election day nearly upon us, Mary McCallum is thinking about one of Vermont's local boys who made it big - very big - in Presidential politics.

Live debate on Wednesday at noon between Republican incumbent Phil Scott and Progressive/Democrat Cassandra Gekas.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate John MacGovern knows his effort is a long shot, but he's pushing forward. He hopes an unexpected confluence of events could send him to Washington.

The most competitive political contest in Vermont this year is for a position that normally attracts little attention. The race for state treasurer has drawn charged political attacks and an unprecedented level of spending.

The three major party attorney general candidates are sparring over how much of an "activist" the attorney general should be. The three candidates, Incumbent Democrat Bill Sorrell, Republican Jack McMullen and Progressive Ed Stanak have very different views about the kinds of legal cases that the attorney general's office should be involved in.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate John MacGovern says he doesn't think the U.S. Air Force should base F-35 fighter planes at the Burlington International Airport.

Republican challenger and current Rutland City Treasurer Wendy Wilton spoke with VPR's Mitch Wertlieb as part of VPR's continuing election coverage.

President Barack Obama is making a quick stop in New Hampshire the same day his supporters embark on a 24-hour tour around the state.

In the first of two interviews, we hear from current state Democratic Treasurer Beth Pearce, who says she has a clear focus for Vermont's finances.

Secretary of State Jim Condos says the official results of the upcoming election could be delayed past Thanksgiving by a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department.

State Auditor candidates Vince Illuzzi and Doug Hoffer debate what they'd bring to the office of State Auditor and explain why they'd be best to fill this role.

Monday was a state and federal campaign finance reporting deadline and, all around, Vermont's top politicians have a financial advantage over their challengers.

Vermont's two leading candidates for governor continue to squabble over how much time off they've taken.

The U.S. Senate race between independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Republican challenger John MacGovern is lopsided in terms of name-recognition and campaign finances, but you wouldn't know that from the tone of their debate Friday.

Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott discusses why he wants to return to the position in November and we read from our listener mailbag.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Vermont and Secretary of State Jim Condos.

In a 3-2 decision, New Hampshire's Supreme Court has sided with a lower court judge and left a new voter registration law on hold.

Burlington has mailed corrected city election ballots to 523 voters who asked for absentee ballots or voted early at City Hall.

The Republicans seeking the top two state offices both support a moratorium on large-scale wind tower development in Vermont.

A 500-mile, 14-county bicycle tour is giving Vermont's lieutenant governor a new perspective on the state as he campaigns for a second term. The tour is also providing him plenty of time to think about the issues.

Leading Vermont Democrats say they hope President Barack Obama improves his performance in the presidential debates.