Massive federal spending cuts are set to kick in within hours. The automatic cuts - known as sequestration in Washington-speak - are certain to affect Vermonters, including civilian defense employees in the Vermont National Guard.

Many New England states declared a state of emergency this weekend following the major coastal storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in parts of the region, including southern Vermont. Road crews and state officials saw it as just another winter day.

Gov. Peter Shumlin is staunchly defending his plan to transfer money from the state's Earned Income Tax Credit to fund early childhood education subsidies, hitting the road this week to make his case.

Gov. Peter Shumlin was in Florida most of the day Wednesday to hear how F-35 fighter jets compare to F-16s. Shumlin says he doesn't think the new jet is appreciably louder than the one it would replace at the Vermont Air National Guard.

Gov. Peter Shumlin says he'll travel to Florida next week, where he'll hear first-hand the sound of fighter jets that could soon be based at the Vermont Air Guard in South Burlington, fulfilling a campaign promise that he made to progressive supporters who oppose the F-35 program.

Governor Peter Shumlin is in Barre Thursday to talk about the dangers of bath salts.

In a debate sponsored by the Burlington Free Press, Vermont's gubernatorial candidates were asked if they had seen any evidence of the highly partisan, negative style of Washington, D.C., politics in the state's elections this year.

Governor Peter Shumlin and key lawmakers want the state to add $8.8 million to the Low Income Home Heating Assistance Program.

Governor Peter Shumlin says he hopes Congress will amend the Affordable Care Act to allow individual states to implement a single payer health care system as soon as possible.

The Shumlin Administration says it's working to answer questions about the Air Force's plan to base F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport.

Veteran Journalist Hamilton Davis speaks with VPR's Peter Biello about how the SCOTUS decision on President Obama's healthcare law will benefit Governor Peter Shumlin this election season.

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Obama's health care bill has elicited plenty of responses from Vermonters.

In a statement issued Tuesday morning, Governor Peter Shumlin cited his record on job creation and Tropical Storm Irene recovery as qualifications for another term.

Flood-weary voters in a small Lamoille County community have given their village leaders permission to continue pursuing a land deal that supporters say would both preserve a floodplain and prevent future development there.

As Gov. Peter Shumlin is asking President Obama to increase the state's federal reimbursement for damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene from 75 to 90 percent, the cost of Irene-related repair work continues to saddle city and town finances.

Hydroelectric advocates are touting a bill that was approved by the Legislature and is now heading to the governor's desk. The measure would expedite permitting for small-scale hydro-electric projects.

At a ceremony outside the Statehouse Monday, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a bill recognizing the Missisquoi band from the Swanton area and the Koasek band from the Newbury area.

Gov. Peter Shumlin says he will sign legislation that imposes the state sales tax on cloud computing software beginning in the summer of 2013, but he says he will try to persuade lawmakers next year to drop this tax before it goes into effect.

The new law calls for the state to replace the outdated 54-bed state mental health hospital that formerly operated in Waterbury before it was badly damaged by Tropical Storm Irene's floods last year.

Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding tells The Associated Press that the workers are scheduled to get layoff notices Friday and they'll formally leave state employment in April.

A group of roughly a dozen lawmakers wants to dramatically increase funds for the state's weatherization program to help Vermonters deal with rising fuel costs. The program would be financed by increasing taxes on wealthier people.

The debate over health care this session at the Statehouse became less contentious on Monday when Governor Peter Shumlin adopted several key provisions backed by the state's business community.

Gov. Peter Shumlin has outlined a budget for the next fiscal year that calls for no increases in income or sales taxes and relies on projections of increasing revenue due to an improving economy to spend more on higher education and in other areas.

Governor Shumlin's likely Republican challenger says the governor has advanced policies that will raise the cost of living in Vermont. But other advocates say Shumlin should consider raising taxes to fund threatened programs.

Though Governor Peter Shumlin spent most of his state of the state speech talking about the recovery from Tropical Storm Irene, he did take time to boast about the strength of the state's economy.