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Campaign finance redux: Donovan draws money from legal community
TJ Donovan Typically, incumbents have an easier time raising money. They have the name recognition, the track record and the connections to pull down the big bucks. Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin, for...
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Sorrell leads race by about 600 votes, but victory not definitive; Donovan...
Editor’s note: This report is from Nat Rudarakanchana and Taylor Dobbs. Bill Sorrell, at campaign headquarters. Photo by Nat Rudarakanchana The primary race for Vermont Attorney General is all but...
View ArticleAP scours 13 towns for primary results; Donovan to make an announcement at...
The race between TJ Donovan and Bill Sorrell for the Vermont attorney general primary is in limbo for a few more hours as the Associated Press gathers unofficial results from 13 small towns that did...
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GOP candidate for Vermont attorney general picks up familiar refrain from...
Republican candidate for Attorney General Jack McMullen proposed new policy to address drug problems across the state at a press conference today. VTD Photo/Nat Rudarakanchana In his first public...
View ArticleAG Sorrell announces Johnson & Johnson to pay Vermont $4.1 million as part of...
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NEWS RELEASE: Aug. 30, 2012 CONTACT: Ryan Kriger Assistant Attorney General (802) 828-5479 In the largest multi-state consumer protection settlement with a...
View ArticleSorrell join AGs in filing amicus brief contesting federal marriage act
Attorney General Bill Sorrell, along with the attorneys general for New York and Connecticut, has filed an amicus brief to contest the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The brief...
View ArticleAttorney General William Sorrell advises consumers to be wary of an...
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Evan Meenan, Assistant Attorney General, (802) 828-5512 September 12, 2012 Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell is warning Vermonters of a scam, which appears to target...
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Vermont Republican chair requests independent investigation of Sorrell...
Attorney General Bill Sorrell addressed supporters at his official campaign launch in the Cedar Creek Room in the Statehouse May 30. VTD File Photo/Taylor Dobbs Vermont GOP chair Jack Lindley yesterday...
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Some say investigation of Hartford police response flawed
Editor’s note: This analysis is by Mark Davis, a staff writer at the Valley News, where it was first published Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Hartford Police and Fire Department. Image from Facebook Some...
View ArticleMcMullen takes aim at Sorrell with two new ads
Republican candidate for attorney general Jack McMullen is using two new ads to take aim at incumbent Bill Sorrell’s record on crime and on fighting Supreme Court cases. The first ad, featuring a drug...
View ArticleVermont attorney general debate centers on drugs, the office’s “activism,”...
The Burlington Free Press debate between attorney general candidates Bill Sorrell, Jack McMullen and Ed Stanak started with a snipe. Minutes into the debate, McMullen attacked incumbent Bill Sorrell...
View ArticleMcMullen joins Lindley’s call for an investigation into alleged Sorrell super...
Republican attorney general candidate Jack McMullen joined state GOP chair Jack Lindley’s call for an investigation into alleged coordination between Sorrell and a formerly active super PAC, turning...
View ArticleMcMullen releases three ads that portray him as nonpartisan
Republican attorney general candidate Jack McMullen announced the release of three TV ads on Monday. The ad clips focus on McMullen’s pitch as a non-partisan candidate and his proposed solutions to...
View ArticleVermont Attorney General’s Office takes tentative look at Vermonters First
The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an initial review of alleged campaign finance violations by Vermonters First, after repeated complaints from Democrats. The reviews focus on four alleged...
View ArticleMcMullen petitions for immediate court hearing on alleged Sorrell and super...
Republican attorney general candidate Jack McMullen filed a petition in Chittenden County superior court on Wednesday afternoon, compelling a judge to schedule a hearing within 24 hours to make an...
View ArticleHearing to rule on Sorrell and super PAC coordination delayed until after...
Attorney general candidate Jack McMullen’s attempt to force a court hearing on alleged coordination between Bill Sorrell and a super PAC before Tuesday’s election has been thwarted. The hearing will be...
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Compare the candidates: The Vermont Attorney General’s race, issue by issue
The General Election for Vermont attorney general comes on the heels of a tight Democratic Primary in which incumbent Democrat Bill Sorrell squeaked out a victory with a few hundred votes. Sorrell...
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Attorney general’s report shows paid fundraisers pocket substantial portion...
Vermont AG William Sorrell. VTD/Josh Larkin A report released by Attorney General Bill Sorrell shows that paid fundraisers kept more than two-thirds of over $6 million donated by Vermonters to...
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Governor urges lawmakers to open criminal investigation records
Attorney General Bill Sorrell testifies before a Statehouse committee on Friday. Photo by Nat Rudarakanchana Gov. Peter Shumlin wants to provide better access to criminal investigation records. Under...
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