Vermont News by Daniel Trudeau

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gaye Symington will attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver next week, her campaign said Friday.

Symington (D-Jericho) will use the convention to fortify her connections to the national party and other sympathetic interest groups present in Denver.

At the convention, the state House speaker will attend events sponsored by Emily's List - an independent political group committed to getting Democratic women elected - the Democratic Governor's Association and the Women's Campaign Forum. 

Democrat Gaye Symington's gubernatorial campaign is calling a number of attack ads released by her Republican opponent "false" and "inaccurate."

Symington's (D-Jericho) campaign released a statement Wednesday saying Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury) has misconstued news reports and made attacks with no factual basis in his radio ads and public statements.

The Democratic House speaker called on the Douglas to stop running the ads and take a more positive approach to his campaign.

The Burlington Free Press  is featuring video interviews with all three major candidates for governor on its website.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) will host a town meeting in Rutland Thursday night to address complaints his office has received about cable giant Comcast.

Sanders' office released a statement saying the senator has received around 300 complaints from residents around the state saying Comcast cut back on cable service without lowering rates.