State politics took the week off, but local politics picked up the slack. Here’s this week’s accounting of winners and losers in Vermont news and politics for the week ending Friday, March 8:

Winners:

Burlington Progressives —The Queen City’s favorite third- (or is it second-?) party expanded itspresence on the Burlington City Council Tuesday with wins by Prog Jane Knodelland Prog-leaning independent Sharon Bushor. 

Schoolbudgets — Enrollment’s down, budgets are up andVermont voters arejust lovin’ it!

TIF towns — Gov. Peter Shumlin says he wants to “wipe the slate clean” for four top towns that former state auditor Tom Salmon said owed the state $6 million in TIF cash. Runner-up loser: Salmon.

Tar Sand-ernistas — Twenty-eight towns say no to tar sand transpo’ through Vermont. Now remind me who cares?

Losers after the break…

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Paul Heintz was part of the Seven Days news team from 2012 to 2020. He served as political editor and wrote the "Fair Game" political column before becoming a staff writer.