Courtesy of RRMC Tom Huebner By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org The chief executive officer of Rutland Regional Medical Center told regulators he will start charging insurers lower rates unless regulators tell him not to. Tom Huebner told the Green Mountain Care […]
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Lisman worth $50.9 million
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger Bruce Lisman Gubernatorial candidate urges others running to disclose financial records By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Lisman is worth $50.9 million, according to newly released tax and financial data from the campaign. Lisman […]
FairPoint will seek deregulation under “reboot”
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org The local president of FairPoint Communications says the new settlement with Vermont’s ratepayer advocates will be a win for customers and help the company “reboot.” Beth Fastiggi, the Vermont president for FairPoint, said the company’s agreement […]
Woman angered by recent loss of custody allegedly killed four
By Elizabeth Hewitt and Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org An employee of the Department for Children and Families was shot twice and killed in Barre on Friday afternoon, Aug. 7, allegedly by a mother who had recently lost custody of her 9-year-old child […]
Solar siting task force holds first meeting
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org A legislative study committee held its first meeting Tuesday, July 28, to explore how to write a law to guide where solar farms can be built in Vermont. The Solar Siting Task Force was formed as […]
State on hook for up to $2.7 million more for VHC
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org The Shumlin administration’s push to meet a key Vermont Health Connect milestone deadline eight weeks ago could leave the state on the hook for another $2.7 million it didn’t expect to pay. The Joint Fiscal Office […]
Glut of milk leads Vermont farms, co-ops to dump product
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org An oversupply of milk is bringing down prices in the Northeast and driving large dairy cooperatives to dump their product in manure pits, experts say. Although low prices for milk products can be a short-term positive […]
AARP warns Vermonters about online dating scam industry
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org Advocates failed to get legislation passed this year to address online dating scams, but that hasn’t stopped them from informing Vermonters about the multimillion-dollar industry. AARP Vermont says scammers disproportionately target senior citizens on legitimate dating […]
Politicians, business interests cheer economic development bill
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a 176-page economic development bill on Thursday, June 4, that lawmakers designed to help create jobs, boost wages and make it easier to do business in Vermont. Shumlin signed S.138 at Cabot […]
Designbook backed by Shumlin in trademark fight with Facebook
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org A six-person Vermont company is fighting corporate lawyers from Facebook who want to block the startup’s trademark application with the federal government. Based in Burlington, Designbook LLC is an online platform created to help engineers raise […]