Gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock discusses his stand on the major issues and we check in with the Red Cross and the state Department of Public Safety about their efforts to prepare for Hurricane Sandy.

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.

Republican gubernatorial challenger Randy Brock says Gov. Peter Shumlin has spent too much time away from Montpelier. But Shumlin's campaign says many of those trips were for official business.

Castleton's Planning Commission is working on changes to ridgeline zoning regulations. The commission says there's widespread agreement that commercial development shouldn't be permitted on at least 20 peaks.

Pete Hirschfeld, Bureau Chief for the Vermont Press Bureau, explains what was in the recently-released campaign finance reports.

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

Vermont's Republican candidate for governor has come out sharply against the statements Mitt Romney made regarding people who rely on government support.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock is calling for major changes to Vermont's regulatory system for health care. Brock wants to dissolve the newly created Green Mountain Care Board because he says its members are unelected officials who aren't accountable to anyone.

The first governor's debate of the fall election campaign takes place on Vermont Public Radio.

VPR News Director, Ross Sneyd, joins Vermont Edition to analyze the first gubernatorial candidate debate between Governor Peter Shumlin and Randy Brock.

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock got some top of the ticket political advice on Wednesday. Brock met with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to discuss the issues of the Vermont campaign.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock is using the words "ignorant, offensive and insensitive" to describe remarks made over the weekend by Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin.

According to the results of a new Castleton State College poll, the incumbents in a number of races are leading by a solid margin.

Newscast: Friday, August 17, 2012, 5:48 p.m.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock says Gov. Peter Shumlin's upcoming tour of 22 communities hit hard by Tropical Storm Irene has all the appearances of a political junket that Brock says "is in bad taste."

Gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock discusses his plans for the economy, tax reform and Irene recovery, Cassandra Gekas, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, outlines her platform and we listen to the voices in the news.

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

Governor Peter Shumlin says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the federal Affordable Care Act paves the way for Vermont to implement a single-payer health care system in 2017.

Vermont's Democratic Party is zeroing in on scheduled speakers for two of Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock's fundraisers to paint Brock as guilty by association of being a hard-right conservative.

Governor Peter Shumlin says he doesn't plan to actively campaign until Labor Day because he's too busy working as governor. But this doesn't mean Shumlin will be out of the public eye for the next ten weeks.  

Republican Randy Brock says Governor Peter Shumlin will have to explain his stand on the Green Mountain Power takeover of Central Vermont Public Service.

Vermont is the only state to mandate participation in the proposed consumer marketplace Exchange program. This requirement is likely to emerge as a key issue in this year's race for governor.

The construction of large wind energy projects will be a key issue in this year's gubernatorial race. That's because Republican candidate Randy Brock supports a multi-year moratorium on the construction of any new projects.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock discusses the issues facing the state, retired political science professor Eric Davis sizes up the gubernatorial race and we listen to the voices in the news.