Pieciak, a Democrat, is widely rumored to be mulling a bid for governor, though was mum on his future plans Tuesday.

Vermont Business Magazine VTGOP Chairman Paul Dame today announced the list of 20 legislator endorsements from across six counties in the first round of endorsements. In Vermont the State Party elects its party officers in the odd numbered years in a process outlined in State Statute.

Brayton Energy lost funding for a New Hampshire-based project as part of the cancellations, according to a spreadsheet provided by the Department of Energy to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s office and shared with NHPR. The company was set to get nearly $5 million, according to a spreadsheet shared by Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee.