State Government
The Vermont state capital is Montpelier. The Governor is Peter Shumlin (D).
An in-depth evaluation of government in 2008 ranked Vermont high compared to other states. It ranked highest in "small discrete issues and huge global ones." It performed poorly in the issues in-between and planning for the future.
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