The office of Vermont Governor Phil Scott wrote Monday that the governor is spending this week reflecting on "the impact, the progress, and the work left to do." ...

They’re saying little publicly in the face of cuts that will punch multibillion-dollar holes in their states’ budgets.

Civil unions grew out of a lawsuit filed by three gay and lesbian couples in 1999 who had been denied marriage licenses in Vermont. It would take until 2009 for the state to legalize same-sex marriage ...