Proposed legislation responds to Trump administration election policies

The proposal, announced Monday, would codify key protections of the landmark federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 into Vermont law.

Deputy Adjutant General Henry “Hank” Harder and Col. Roger “Brent” Zeigler are running for the post as some guard members are deployed under a controversial Trump administration directive.

After seven years leading the Vermont National Guard, Adjutant General Gregory Knight is preparing to retire, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a historic transition process unique to Vermont.

Two military commanders made their bid at the Statehouse on Tuesday to be the next commander of the Vermont National Guard.