By John Herrick, VTDigger.org Vermont’s environmental permit review process must be changed, according to a top state regulatory enforcement official. David Mears, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, told members of the Associated Industries of Vermont last Tuesday, Aug. […]
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Child abuse/neglect cases spiked in 2014, according to data
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org The number of alleged child abuse or neglect cases filed in courts across Vermont last year grew 21 percent from the year before, according to data from the state. The Department for Children and Families (DCF) […]
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State seeks public opinion on 10-year telecom plan, hearing in Rutland Aug. 28
By Hilary Niles, VTDigger.org The state will take public comment on Vermont’s draft Telecommunications Plan Aug. 25-28 at four locations around the state. The Telecommunications Plan is a 10-year policy roadmap for meeting state government’s goals of providing stable and […]
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Court ruling forces Vermont to share cost of adding regional transmission
By John Herrick, VTDigger.org Vermont electric customers could be on the hook for the cost of out-of-state transmission projects as the result of a federal court decision Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals – D.C. Circuit upheld an order by […]
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New Vermont record bear announced
BROWNINGTON—Curtis Smiley with the Vermont Big Game Trophy Club says a huge bear taken in the 2013 hunting season is the heaviest bear taken in Vermont by bow and arrow since 1898; it is a new record, Vermont Fish and […]
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Lawmakers make alterations in $31 million budget cuts
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org MONTPELIER—A legislative panel has come to an agreement with the Shumlin administration on $31.28 million in cuts to the state budget. Lawmakers approved a rescission that will remove a 1.6 percent increase in Medicaid reimbursements for […]
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Racine forced out as Human Services secretary
By Anne Galloway and VTDigger staff, VTDigger.org MONTPELIER–Gov. Peter Shumlin on Tuesday, Aug. 12, ousted Agency of Human Services Secretary Doug Racine and replaced him with Health Commissioner Harry Chen. “I felt that Doug Racine had done great things for […]
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Sen. James Jeffords dies at 80
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Sen. Jim Jeffords died Monday morning at the Knollwood Military Retirement Residence in Washington, D.C. He was 80 years old. Jeffords had lived at Knollwood since his wife died of ovarian cancer eight years ago. The […]
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Libertarians, and Republicans, question Feliciano’s bid for GOP nomination
By Tom Brown, VTDigger.org Libertarian candidate for governor Dan Feliciano fell 220 signatures shy of qualifying to appear on the Republican ballot. Now he is appealing to GOP voters to write him in at the polls on primary election day. […]
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Shumlin lays out $31 million in budget cuts
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org The Shumlin administration proposed $31 million in budget cuts for fiscal year 2015 to a panel of lawmakers Monday, Aug. 11. The reduction in state spending is a response to a revised revenue outlook for the […]