By Gov. Peter Shumlin Last month, the Vermont Senate passed a bill to end the failed War on Drugs policy of marijuana prohibition in Vermont. This was a big step forward for our state. Bringing marijuana out of the shadows […]
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Shumlin signs paid sick leave bill, 10-year effort pays off
By Mark Johnson, VTDigger.org Vermont became the fifth state Wednesday, March 9, to require paid sick leave after Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law a bill that will affect some 60,000 workers. The signing ceremony in the House chamber was […]
Vermont’s right to know is under attack
By Gov. Peter Shumlin I’ll admit that I don’t understand how Washington D.C. and Congress work most of the time. For years, Republicans in Congress have thrust the institution into perpetual gridlock, so much so that it struggles to fulfill […]
Economist, others defend Sanders “stimulus” plans as realistic
Submitted A chart by economist Gerald Friedman estimates the cost of Bernie Sanders’ proposals. By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org As Bernie Sanders absorbs attacks on the political and economic feasibility of some of his major policy proposals, a small but vocal […]
Gov. Shumlin leads bipartisan effort among nation’s governors for limits on opiate prescribing
At an annual meeting of the nation’s governors, Gov. Peter Shumlin led a successful bipartisan effort to create nationwide prescribing protocols to reduce the availability of Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) approved opiates in America. The protocols, which are likely […]
Lawmakers mixed on Gov. Shumlin’s spending priorities
By Michael Bielawski, Vermont Watchdog Lawmakers who heard Gov. Peter Shumlin outline his spending priorities in Thursday’s budget address on Jan. 20 had mixed reactions on how money should be spent. To fix Vermont’s $68 million budget deficit, Gov. Peter Shumlin […]
Vermont Health Connect backlog persists after Jan. 31 deadline
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org Gov. Peter Shumlin’s health care reform team told the House Health Care Committee on Thursday, Jan. 28, about bigger challenges with Vermont Health Connect than were previously reported. Lawrence Miller, the chief of health care reform, […]
Shumlin outlines details of “all payer” model
On Monday, Jan. 25, Gov. Peter Shumlin, his senior health care advisors, and Green Mountain Care Board Chair Al Gobeille released details of how Vermont will seek to transform its health care system under the so-called “all payer model” from […]
Gov. Peter Shumlin “happy and hitched”
Katie Hunt and Gov. Peter Shumlin were wed on Dec. 15, 2015. By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Gov. Peter Shumlin, 59, married his longtime girlfriend Katie Hunt, 31, in a small, private ceremony Tuesday night, Dec. 15. The couple made the announcement […]
Reversing the trend of rising incarceration rates in Vermont
By Gov. Peter Shumlin For most of the last two decades, Vermont’s prison inmate population has been rising. Between 1997 and 2008, it grew by 86 percent. Projections made in 2007 said that Vermont’s inmate population would grow to 2,619 […]