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Governor Shumlin Charts His Third Term

Angela Evancie
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VPR/file
Gov. Peter Shumlin has been re-elected for a third term despite receiving less than 50 percent of the popular vote in November.

What looked like a guaranteed re-election for Governor Peter Shumlin turned into a very close contest in the November general election. And when challenger Scott Milne decided not to concede, the vote to elect a governor by the Legislature became a contested affair.
Now that Governor Shumlin has been confirmed for another two-year term, we hear about his priorities for the next biennium, what message he gleaned from the close vote and what, if any, future he sees for the single-payer health care system that he has championed for years.
 

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
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