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.
Longtime
Vermont state
Senator Vincent Illuzzi says he’ll rely on relationships with state officials
and knowledge of state government to do an effective job if elected Vermont auditor of
accounts.
Essex-Orleans Senator Vince
Illuzzi had been considering
campaigning as an Independent, but he said Thursday he decided to enter the race on the
GOP ticket because he identifies strongly with Republican moderates.
Senator Vincent Illuzzi says he hasn’t made a final decision
whether to run, but he’s asking voters to sign his petitions now because the
deadline for filing is a little more than a week away.
An effort to gain public ownership of
the statewide transmission grid has stalled in the face of strong opposition from
the governor and utility lobbyists. Lawmakers are now debating whether to study the
idea.
A law that was passed last year set the course for major changes in
Vermont’s health care system, but the details are being worked out this
year in the Legislature.
We talk with Vermont author Woden Teachout about her new book, Capture the Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism. Also, Sen. Illuzzi proposes electing Public Service Board members, and we visit Burlington’s Ethan Allen Tower.