Courtesy of VTDigger Green represents Vermont; red represents the U.S. Curbing health risks of marijuana now steers debate By Cory Dawson, VTDigger.org A major public health group is urging lawmakers to consider the health risks associated with legalizing marijuana. The […]
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House Education Committee unanimously votes to raise spending caps
Submitted Vermont’s per-pupil expenditure continues to rise despite a decrease in student population, due to no corresponding cuts in teachers and staff. By Art McGrath and Bruce Parker, Vermont Watchdog If Tuesday night’s committee vote is any indication, then it […]
TDI New England approved for $1.2 billion transmission project ending in Ludlow
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org The Public Service Board on Tuesday, Jan. 5, approved a $1.2 billion utility transmission project from Canada to Ludlow. TDI New England plans to build a 1,000-megawatt transmission line under Lake Champlain that will feed the […]
Legislative session preview 2016: Medicaid and Marijuana
By Mark Johnson, VTDigger.org The top two political leaders at the Vermont Statehouse share a concern about balancing the state budget while still protecting Vermonters and neither are high on the idea of legalizing marijuana but won’t stand in the […]
Lawmakers return to capitol hill, education spending cap at top concern
By Bruce Parker, Vermont Watchdog As state lawmakers return for the start of the 2016 legislative session, a fight is already raging over the spending caps in Vermont’s new education reform law — and property taxpayers have a big stake […]
Gov. Shumlin appoints four new judges
John Pacht, Mary Morrissey, Michael Kainen, and Michael Harris appointed trial judges Gov. Peter Shumlin announced four judicial appointments on Monday, Jan. 4. Burlington attorney John Pacht will fill a judgeship recently funded to help address increasing caseloads related to child […]
Wild bee decline threatens U.S. crop production, UVM study finds
Submitted Photo One: A map showing the 139 counties at risk. Photo Two: A map of bee abundance across the U.S. Photo Three: Taylor Ricketts and Insu Koh The first national study to map U.S. wild bees suggests they’re disappearing […]
Ring in the New Year Vermont-style: 16 events to celebrate 2016
Courtesy of VermontVacation.com Vermont’s New Year’s Eve celebrations often include vibrant fireworks displays. STATEWIDE — The Green Mountain State is host to traditional New Year’s Eve festivals full of fireworks, torchlight parades and fanfare, but there’s also an array of unconventional […]
Officers fatally shoot man during drug raid in Burlington
By Morgan True, VTDigger State Police process the scene at 101 Elmwood Avenue in Burlington where officers fatally shot a man during a drug raid. By Morgan True, VTDigger BURLINGTON — Police shot and killed a man during a drug […]
Minimum wage to increase to $9.60 Jan. 1
Vermont’s minimum wage will increase from $9.15 to $9.60 on Jan. 1. The measure is part of legislation that Gov. Peter Shumlin signed to raise the wage each year until it reaches $10.50 in 2018. The legislation signed in June […]