Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie and the manager of his campaign for governor have apologized to a renewable energy developer.

In choosing Brian Searles for transportation secretary and Waterbury Rep. Sue Minter as the state's new deputy secretary of transportation, Peter Shumlin is taking both a traditional and non-traditional approach to solving transportation problems.

Brian Dubie ended his yearlong bid for governor on Wednesday with a subdued but gracious concession to Peter Shumlin.

Brian Dubie spent the weekend covering as many towns as he could, and he wrapped up his tour in the northwest corner of the state. While Vice President Joe Biden was stumping for Peter Shumlin, Dubie was chatting with the lunch crowd at Libby's Blue Line diner in Colchester.

Republican Brian Dubie's campaign for governor has gone to court to try to block the attorney general's investigation into alleged campaign finance violations.

Candidates for governor are focused on generating enthusiasm among their supporters with less than a week to go before the election. Both Brian Dubie and Peter Shumlin are putting in long days and calling on as many allies as they can muster to help get their messages across.

Peter Shumlin and Brian Dubie are both highlighting their commitment to creating jobs in the last week of the campaign. At the same time, the attorney general's office sued outside groups supporting the candidates, claiming ads violated state laws.

Republican Brian Dubie has one week left in the race for governor. He says he's committed to his proposals for education and state spending. And he defends some of the tactics his campaign has used.

This week, Vermont Edition talks with the leading contenders in the governor's race. On Monday, Bob Kinzel's guest is Republican candidate Brian Dubie.  Also in the program, independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Freilich.

A weekly newspaper's informal survey of 30 people around the Statehouse continues to play a controversial role in Vermont's gubernatorial campaign. In another advertisement out this week, Republican candidate Brian Dubie cites the survey to question the character of his Democratic opponent Peter Shumlin.

With the race for governor looking extremely close, Vermont's 180 lawmakers could end up casting the final vote. That's because if no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote, the contest goes to the Legislature.

One of the key constituencies is women. And the VPR Vermont Poll showed that Dubie is lagging. The poll says 51 percent of women surveyed chose Peter Shumlin and 39 percent chose Dubie.

Vermont's leading gubernatorial candidates have very different positions on legislation that would require parents to be notified if their minor daughter is seeking an abortion.

Brian Dubie is angry because he says Peter Shumlin is questioning his integrity. Dubie and Shumlin appeared at a Burlington Free Press debate that was streamed live on the Internet.

Senator Patrick Leahy is getting directly involved in this year's race for governor, and he's accusing Brian Dubie of running a "smear campaign" against Peter Shumlin.

With less than five weeks to go before the election, Democrat Peter Shumlin and Republican Brian Dubie are focused on very different messages, especially in their advertising.

Peter Shumlin and Brian Dubie have very different visions for how Vermont can control health care costs. The contrast underscores their differing view on the role of government.

The Governor's race has already heated up despite the start of the statewide recount today. Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie spent the last 26 hours visiting 10 counties in the state.   Meanwhile the democrats are continuing their five candidate unity tour.   

While the five Democratic candidates for governor have been scrambling for votes these past few weeks, Republican candidate Brian Dubie managed to get away to the Adirondacks on a recent weekend where he met former President George W. Bush.

Brian Dubie is basing his campaign for governor on strengthening Vermont's business climate.