The Vermont Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a case state lawmakers filed against Gov. Phil Scott and interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders. The lawsuit stems from a controversy last April when Scott appointed Saunders as interim secretary.

Agent David Maland was killed by gunfire following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. The injured suspect was also taken into custody, the FBI said in a statement.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused his weekly briefing Tuesday on housing policies he hopes to champion during the legislative session.

David "Chris" Maland, the U.S. Border Patrol agent allegedly killed by a German national during a traffic stop near the Vermont-Canada border on Monday, was an Air Force veteran.

Appeals, permitting and Act 250 are just a few of the variables that Gov. Scott says continue to cause a housing shortage in the state.

After his own landslide victory and Republican gains in the Legislature, the governor said voters have signalled Vermont is moving in the wrong direction. To fix it, he pledged to propose ambitious legislation.

The Scott administration is proposing a transition to a foundation formula, a commonly used way of paying for schools that would give more power to the state.

Vermont officials are mourning the loss of a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty near the Canadian border on Monday.

David C. Maland was conducting the traffic stop​ on Interstate 91, about 20 miles from the Canadian border when "an exchange of gunfire occurred," FBI said.

Part of the governor's plan to make building housing units in Vermont faster and easier will be making the appeal of housing project permits more difficult.

The governor’s package of proposed changes would address the detention of repeat offenders and would repeal the remaining stage of Raise the Age.

He had a tremendous respect and pride for the work he did; he truly embodied service over self,” his family said.