The economy, especially the high cost of inflation, played a role in the midterm elections. The issue of inflation might inform political agendas for the next couple of years.
Evers' victory over construction executive Tim Michels stopped an effort by Republicans to recapture all branches of government. Evers spent his first term at odds with the GOP-dominated legislature.
James Roesener, 26, is the first openly trans man elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, per the LGBTQ Victory Fund. It says a record number of trans candidates ran in the 2022 midterms.
Proposition 26 would have legalized sports betting at tribal casinos, while allowing them to also offer craps and roulette. Proposition 27 would have approved online and mobile sports betting.
This amendment adds another layer of protection for abortion rights in Vermont that advocates say is necessary in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.