Vermont’s tax system fairer than most, but still regressive overall Vermont taxes are higher, as a percentage of income, on the poor and those in the middle than they are on the 1 percent at the top, according to the new study “Who […]
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“The State of the Union is strong” said the President, Vermont leaders respond
Sanders: Statement in Response to the President’s State of the Union Address WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement tonight after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: […]
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Governor Shumlin sworn in for third term
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Gov. Peter Shumlin was re-elected to a third term Thursday morning, Jan. 8, in a secret ballot by a joint assembly of the Vermont Legislature. Shumlin defeated Republican Scott Milne in a 110-69 vote. In the […]
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Marijuana legalization supporters join forces
By Tom Brown, www.VTDigger.org Groups that support the legalization of marijuana joined forces Tuesday, saying that decades of prohibiting recreational use of the drug has failed. “No matter how you slice it, marijuana prohibition has not been an effective policy […]
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Governor Shumlin outlines agenda for term
Governor Peter Shumlin, who was sworn in for a third term as governor of Vermont on Thursday, Jan. 8, used his inaugural address to outline Part I of his Agenda For Progress, focusing on initiatives critical to working families, economic […]
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Universal healthcare advocates stage sit-in
Demonstrators demand legislators move forward with nation’s first universal healthcare law Dozens of universal healthcare supporters held a sit-in at the Vermont statehouse on the evening of Jan. 8, following a colorful rally drawing hundreds. Numerous times members of the […]
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Education Secretary presents stark contrast between schools as student enrollment declines
By Amy Ash Nixon, VTDigger.org Rebecca Holcombe, the secretary of the Agency of Education, presented two scenarios to lawmakers on Friday. School A has 300 students and a long list of science classes and several science teachers, including a few […]
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Senator Sanders welcomes relief for new homebuyers
On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Senator Bernie Sanders welcomed President Barack Obama’s announcement that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will cut mortgage-insurance premiums as part of an effort to expand opportunities for first-time homebuyers. Annual fees the agency charges to guarantee […]
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Shumlin elected governor in secret ballot
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Gov. Peter Shumlin was re-elected to a third term Thursday morning in a secret ballot by a joint assembly of the Vermont Legislature. Shumlin defeated Republican Scott Milne in a 110-69 vote. In the Nov. 4 […]
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Legislative votes for governor, Thursday
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org On Thursday, Jan. 8, lawmakers will cast secret ballots to elect the new governor. Neither Scott Milne, the Republican candidate, nor incumbent governor Shumlin received more than 50 percent of the vote on Election Day, and […]