By John Flowers/Addison County Independent The Vermont House on Feb. 26 voted 90-54 in favor of a bill that would tax and regulate recreational cannabis for those 21 and older. The chamber, as expected, then gave final approval to the […]
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Doctors now have access to all Vermonters’ health records
State switched to an opt-out default on March 1 By Katie Jickling/VTDigger On March 1, thousands of Vermonters’ medical records became available to doctors, even for patients who have not given consent for their records to be shared. The new sharing […]
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House passes Act 250 modernization
Bill strengthens environmental protections, sustainable trail development, growth in downtown Staff report The Vermont House of Representatives passed H.926, an Act 250 modernization bill, 88 to 52 with tripartisan support on Friday, Feb. 28. The bill passed almost three years […]
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Legislature moves on several bills before Town Meeting recess
By Rep. Jim Harrison Last week saw a significant amount of floor time in the Vermont House, including a rare evening session, as major legislation was debated and/or amended ahead of the Town Meeting week recess. First up on Tuesday, […]
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Spartan Race to purchase bankrupt Tough Mudder
Once valued at $200 million, Tough Mudder was formerly considered the dominant player in the field Staff report Less than two months after Tough Mudder’s creditors forced it into filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the extreme obstacle race operator may […]
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A skier dies and a tragic rescue
By Lisa Lynn/Ski+RideVt At 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, February 29, Andrew Hyrb, 36, of Darien, Connecticut, and his brother Alexander, 35, of Norwalk, Connecticut, boarded the Sensation Quad, planning to ski a backcountry zone off Stowe Mountain Resort’s Spruce Peak. More than […]
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Sanders to hold rally in Vermont on Super Tuesday
By Kit Norton/VTDigger Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in Vermont on Super Tuesday. As the results from primary contests in 14 states across the country roll in, Sanders will hold a rally at the Champlain Valley Exposition location in Essex Junction […]
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Abenaki tribe supports Statehouse eugenics apology
By John Walters/VTDigger Members of the Abenaki Nation delivered moving testimony Wednesday morning, Feb. 19, on the lasting impact of forced sterilizations carried out as a result of Vermont’s Eugenics Survey. The House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs is […]
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The electoral college and other quirks of U.S. voting
By Christopher Ross, Addison Independent To get a sense of why the Electoral College is criticized so heavily these days, one need only consider that Republican Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 despite losing the popular vote by 2,868,686 […]
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Poll shows Vermonters support legal, regulated cannabis sales
A new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project found that an overwhelming 76% of Vermont residents support allowing adults 21 and over to purchase cannabis from regulated, tax-paying small businesses. These results come […]