Last week the Lieutenant Governor performed a part of his job description he very rarely gets to do: he cast the tie-breaking vote on the End of Life bill. We'll talk to Phil Scott about that vote and his agenda for the start of his second term. We'll also hear live music with Dwight & Nicole.

During remarks in the Senate following his swearing in, Lt. Governor Phil Scott asked lawmakers to keep in mind the economic impacts of the bills they pass.

Cassandra Gekas and Phil Scott may be two of the most polite candidates running for statewide office. In a VPR debate Wednesday, Scott expressed unease with having to challenge his opponent directly as Gekas smiled and laughed in agreement.

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

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.

Cassandra Gekas thinks the full reconstruction of the Waterbury campus should be the state's top priority, while Lt. Gov. Phil Scott says the state needs to be ready to modify its current plan if FEMA funds fall short.

Lt. Governor Phil Scott says the state is committed to bringing employees back to the Office Complex in Waterbury. But Scott says plans for a new, energy efficient office building for the Waterbury complex may have to be scaled back if the state doesn't get enough money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Phil Scott and several state lawmakers look back at the rebuilding projects that have been completed in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene and at the challenges that remain.

Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott talks about a new report that outlines options for the State Office Complex in Waterbury and we hear about Common Cause Vermont's new campaign contribution data base.

We look at both sides of the debate over the length of the governor's term in office, travel to Rochester to  discuss the power of documentary photography and we pay homage to National Mentoring Month.

Lt. Governor Phil Scott is thanking the Vermonters who offered him support after a fire destroyed the building that housed his business, DuBois Construction in Middlesex.

A construction company co-owned by Vermont Lt. Gov. Phil Scott has been destroyed in a massive fire that engulfed the building Friday night, spurring explosions.

Crews have removed 68 mobile homes throughout Vermont that were heavily damaged from Irene-related flooding at no cost to the homeowners.  

Vermont Democrats are taking issue with a comment by Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott that most of the Tropical Storm Irene cleanup work has been done by Republicans.

Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott discusses his outlook on the major bills of the recent legislative session. Plus, retired Middlebury College Political Science Professor Eric Davis looks at the 2012 state-wide races. And we listen back to the voices in the news this week.

With the latest wave of heavy rains pounding the region, we get an update on the damage Vermont has sustained.

The House is about to take up debate on two of the biggest bills of the session-- the budget and healthcare. On one of these issues, Lt. Gov. Phil Scott fundamentally agrees with Gov. Peter Shumlin. On the other, he doesn't.

Almost three months after being sworn in, VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Lt. Governor Phil Scott about his statewide jobs tour, his views on the health care bill and his focus on buying local.

Republican Phil Scott won the lieutenant governor's race, but he'll be working under Peter Shumlin's Democratic administration. Scott is our guest to discuss his approach to the office. He talks about his new role.  

As a Republican, Lieutenant Governor-elect Phil Scott will be in a unique position when he takes office in January along side Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin.

Vermont will elect a new lieutenant governor this year, for the first time in almost a decade.  On Thursday, the three major party candidates for this office will debate the issues and politics of the campaign, and answer listener questions.

Our series of primary election debates continues with the Republican candidates for Lieutenant Governor. Washington County State Senator Phil Scott and Starksboro businessman Mark Snelling discuss their positions on the state's key issues.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Lieutenant Governor candidate, Phil Scott about his candidacy.

State Senator Phil Scott, one of two Republicans running for Lieutenant Governor, discusses his plans for creating jobs, cutting the budget and other key issues facing the state. Plus the Rutland Herald's Bruce Edwards on Vermont's struggling construction industry.  And we learn about the original builders of the Long Trail.