Gov. Jim Douglas' papers unsealed next month

Sensitive documents from Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas' tenure in office are set to be unsealed next month at the state archives in Middlesex.

When Douglas left office in 2011, his staff placed 145 boxes of records into the archives for public inspection. As other governors have done, Douglas kept some documents sealed under the public records law exemption known as executive privilege.

Douglas and the Secretary of State's Office negotiated six years of privacy — a seal scheduled to be lifted the morning of Jan. 9.

The 48 sealed boxes contain the governor's daily schedule, policy briefings and bill reviews. 

This article was first published online Dec. 20, 2016.