Mar 31, 2025 | 2025, Core Issues, Democracy Dispatch, General, Legislative Session
Photo: Rep. Chea Waters Evans (center) with Attorney General Charity Clark (left) and Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas (right), Oct. 2022 // photo courtesy A healthy environment relies on a healthy democracy. Sometimes people find it surprising when they...
Apr 22, 2024 | 2024, Core Issues, Democracy, Democracy Dispatch, Elections, Legislative Session
Photo: Williston polling place (courtesy of Vermont Business Magazine) Guests: Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, State Treasurer Mike Pieciak On this week’s episode of Democracy Dispatch, we welcome back to the podcast two statewide elected officials....
Mar 4, 2024 | 2024, Climate, Core Issues, Democracy, Democracy Dispatch, Forests, Legislative Session, Sustainable Communities, Toxics, Water
Guest: Lauren Hierl On this week’s episode of the Democracy Dispatch Podcast, Lauren Hierl joins for our annual halftime report on the eve of the legislative crossover (when House bills need to be moved to the Senate, and vice versa). This year, the crossover deadline...
Mar 30, 2023 | 2023, Democracy, Elections, General, Press Release
Montpelier, VT – Today, the Vermont Senate voted 23-7 on Second Reading in favor of legislation to put ranked choice voting in place for Vermont’s 2028 Presidential Primary. The vote included support from Democrats, Republicans, and Progressive Democrats. The bill...
Mar 27, 2023 | 2023, Democracy, Democracy Dispatch, Elections, General
S1, E11 (Mar. 27, 2023): Protecting and Expanding Democracy Guests: Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas speaks with Justin a few months into her transition to the role after an incredible 18-year...