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Committee debates whether private companies should be subject to public...
Secretary of State Jim Condos. VTD/Josh Larkin The Vermont Constitution entitles citizens to hold state government accountable, and Vermont’s Public Records Act gives any person the right to access...
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Phil Scott: Higher taxes on unearned income “should be looked at”
Sen. Phil Scott, file photo With Vermont individuals, local, and state governments reeling under the costs of cleaning up after tropical storm Irene, Lt. Governor Phil Scott says that the wealthy...
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Farm to Plate initiatives looks to double local consumption of Vermont-raised...
Cover from the Farm To Plate Strategic Plan. Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Farm to Plate Gathering Steps Up Local Foods Movement By Carl Etnier October 5, 2011 Vermont’s food sector employs 56,000...
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Public Service Board uses rate-setting power to promote gas pipeline...
Vermont Gas headquarters in South Burlington. VTD/Josh Larkin The Vermont Public Service Board in September approved a request from Vermont Gas Systems to withhold $4.4 million annually from ratepayers...
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Lisman tells business group Irene could sidetrack governor’s health care,...
Bruce Lisman. VTD/Josh Larkin Recovery from Tropical Storm Irene is an “all-in” bet that precludes investing in renewable energy or reforming the health-care system, according to a speaker at Tuesday’s...
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Shumlin administration misused emergency rulemaking process, legislators say
The Vermont Statehouse. VTD/Josh Larkin A legislative committee rebuked the administration for misusing emergency rule-making authority on Thursday. With a 5-0 vote, members of the Legislative...
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Could Vermont businesses bank on local capital? Journalist pushes community...
VBSR's 2011 Fall Conference was held at Mount Snow on Nov. 16. Photo courtesy of VBSR. The slogan “Buy Local” has been the mantra for independently owned companies in Vermont for more than a decade,...
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Montpelier Citizens United forum draws standing-room crowd
David Cobb “I’m Ben,” began Ben & Jerry’s founder Ben Cohen. “I’m a person.” “I’m Jerry,” continued his partner, Jerry Greenfield. “I’m a person.” “Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Inc…” proceeded...
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dsLawmakers recommend that tax data remain public, question UVM policy on...
Rep. Donna Sweaney, chair of the House Government Operations Committee, checks her IPad during the 2011 Legislative Session. VTD/Josh Larkin The week after the Vermont Supreme Court heard arguments...
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Shaftsbury controversy colors revision of compost rules
Compost Only. VTD/Josh Larkin As the state was finishing up a lengthy revision of its composting regulations last year, a group of citizens in Shaftsbury mobilized to stop a proposed composting...
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McKibben: There’s no time to wait on climate change
Author Bill McKibben. Photo by Jennifer Esperanza, courtesy of 350.org In hastily arranged testimony, Vermont-based climate-change activist Bill McKibben spoke at the Statehouse with the House Natural...
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Bill requiring labeling of genetically engineered food saved from procedural...
VTD/Josh Larkin A bill that would require labeling of genetically engineered food was given further life in the Legislature even though the House Agriculture Committee missed Friday’s “crossover day”...
View ArticleWorking Lands Investments allocated $2.1 million; House vote is Thursday
Parallel bills to invest in rural economic development have cleared key hurdles in the House and the Senate, and the House version is scheduled for a vote Thursday. The bills create a Working Lands...
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Vermont not alone in pushing for GMO labeling of foods
Andrea Stander, executive director of Rural Vermont Vermont legislators have given up on passing a law this year mandating labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food, but activists have not given up...
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Act 250 revision bill limps into Senate
A bill to revise parts of the state’s environmental permitting process will limp onto the Senate floor Tuesday, with support for its current form at best tepid from the business community and...
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Scores testify in favor of GE food labeling bill
Andrea Stander, executive director of Rural Vermont, discusses a proposal that would require labeling of genetically engineered food products at the Statehouse on Tuesday. VTD/Alan Panebaker Hundreds...
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Vermont first state in nation to ban fracking for oil and gas
Fracking diagram With a 103-36 vote in the House of Representatives, Vermont on Friday became the first state to ban hydraulic fracturing to extract oil or natural gas. The bill passed the Senate...
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Act 250 permitting reform fizzles out
Rep. Tony Klein. VTD/Josh Larkin A bill to tweak the Act 250 environmental permitting process died from lack of enthusiasm in the House Natural Resources Committee, after it passed the Senate with no...
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Leaving the Golden Dome: State reps who won’t be back
Some members of the Legislature and its staff heard the final gavel of their Statehouse career on Saturday. The service of all representatives and senators continues at the pleasure of voters in...
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Leaving the Golden Dome: Senators and staffers who won’t be back
Some members of the Legislature and its staff heard the final gavel of their Statehouse career on Saturday. The service of all representatives and senators continues at the pleasure of voters in...
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