Vermont Legislature

Advocacy groups urge delay in Vt. budget cuts - Times-Argus

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:02:00 GMT

MONTPELIER ? A coalition of nonprofit groups and advocacy organizations urged Gov. James Douglas and lawmakers Monday to delay any new cuts to the state budget until the Vermont Legislature reconvenes in January. The warnings came one day before ...

How can you keep a kid from sadness? - Elkhart Truth

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:27:00 GMT

John Halligan lost his 13-year-old son, Ryan, to suicide in 2003. Since then, he's been working to shed a spotlight on the emotional and physical consequences of bullying. He'll be at Central High School, 1 Blazer Blvd., at 7 tonight to give a ...

VSNAP meets on Thursday - Brattleboro Reformer

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:59:00 GMT

BRATTLEBORO -- In addition to receiving an update on the progress of an audit on the reliability of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, the Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel will also discuss the status of Entergy's license renewal application ...

Groups urge public input on Vermont budget cuts - Forbes

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:23:00 GMT

The day before state officials are to learn the latest economic forecasts for Vermont, the state employees' union and advocacy groups are calling on the governor and legislators to find other ways to generate revenue instead of more budget cuts. The ...

Dying with dignity law needed in Vt. - Rutland Herald

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:56:00 GMT

I was excited to learn that the residents of Washington have voted for the initiative that brings to their state a law similar to the Death with Dignity Act that has worked so well in Oregon for the last 10 years. In 2007 the Vermont Legislature ...

Vermont lawmaker to introduce gay marriage bill - Brattleboro Reformer

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:46:00 GMT

MONTPELIER -- Vermont state Sen. John Campbell says he's going to introduce a gay marriage bill when the Legislature convenes in January. Campbell says gay marriage is an important issue for many Vermonters, but he calls it a political land mine ...

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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:57:00 GMT

It?s only natural that Vermont mystery author Archer Mayor would bring his well-known creation, Joe Gunther, to Maine. ?The old joke goes that all Vermonters vacation in Maine before they end up dying in Florida,? Mayor said in a phone ...

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:16:46 GMT

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Novel 'Apartment' program prepares students for real world - Times-Argus

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:18:00 GMT

MONTPELIER ? When Greg Hudson, 21, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 2, the doctors told his parents he might not walk or talk. He's certainly proved them wrong, and has recently added another achievement: Hudson was one of the stars of a ...

Editorial: Milk tax proposal is misguided policy

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:52:28 GMT

The Vermont Milk Commission is looking at the wrong solution in considering a surcharge on milk to be paid by milk bottlers here in an effort to increase payments to dairy farmers.

Report backs road-repair fuel tax

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:52:21 GMT

A soon-to-be-released report by the nonpartisan Snelling Center for Government suggests Vermonters want to speed up needed repairs to hundreds of aging bridges, and they are willing to pay extra to make that ...

Vermont Senator to Introduce Marriage Bill - Advocate

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:00:00 GMT

Vermont state senator John Campbell said Tuesday he will introduce a bill to legalize gay marriage when the legislature returns in January, the Associated Press reports. Gay and lesbian couples have had civil union rights in Vermont since 2000. A ...

Panel meet turns sour

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:42:57 GMT

What was meant to be an update on the status of the relicensing of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant and an investigation into the plant's reliability turned into a verbal sparring match between a pair of ...

Bullying brought out of 'invisible world' - Elkhart Truth

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:12:00 GMT

ELKHART -- Traveling activist John Halligan visited Central High School Tuesday evening to warn local families about the problematic -- and sometimes tragic -- consequences of bullying. About 300 people turned out to see Halligan, a Vermont native ...

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Vt governor opposes gay marriage bill

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:33:00 GMT

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas said Thursday he would oppose legislation allowing same-sex marriages, saying the state's civil unions law is adequate and that lawmakers should be focusing on the state's money ...

Douglas opposes gay marriage bill - Times-Argus

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:11:00 GMT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Gov. Jim Douglas says he will oppose a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in Vermont. In some of his strongest criticism to the idea yet, the Republican governor says he?d rather lawmakers not take up the issue this year ...

Town to get last installment on BUHS work

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:28:05 GMT

It has been more than seven years since voters in the Brattleboro Union High School district approved the massive $55 million reconstruction project that transformed the campus.

Vermont lawmaker to introduce gay marriage bill

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:43:45 GMT

Vermont state Sen. John Campbell says he's going to introduce a gay marriage bill when the Legislature convenes in January.

No tax hike on gasoline, says Douglas - Times-Argus

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:58:00 GMT

MONTPELIER ? Gov. James Douglas on Thursday rejected a newly minted proposal to raise the state gas tax, calling the plan an undue burden on Vermonters already struggling to balance family budgets. State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding issued a report ...

Lawmakers get a nuclear history lesson

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:37:34 GMT

Linda Waite-Simpson, a newly elected legislator from Essex Junction, has not been sworn in, doesn't have an assigned seat in the House chamber and doesn't know what committee she'll be serving on.

Douglas opposes gay marriage - Burlington Free Press

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:10:00 GMT

MONTPELIER ? Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas said Thursday that he would oppose legislation allowing same-sex marriages, saying the state?s civil unions law is adequate and lawmakers should focus on the state?s money problems. State Sen. John Campbell ...

Pa. Senate GOP has bragging rights in Northeast

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:55:55 GMT

Republicans have controlled the Pennsylvania Senate for most of the last three decades, and now they have new bragging rights: The Senate is the last state legislative chamber in the Northeast in GOP hands.

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Fund for sick state workers in the red - Rutland Herald

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:34:00 GMT

BENNINGTON - A fund that was set up to help Bennington State Office Building workers diagnosed with sarcoidosis is in the red. Vermont Finance Commissioner James Reardon says the fund, which was established by the Vermont Legislature, had a $234,688 ...

National Life installs Vermont's largest solar array

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Photo-voltaic panels line the roof of National Life Group behind Leigh Seddon of Solar Works Inc.

Treasurer: Gas tax needed to boost funds

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Vyto Starinskas / Rutland Herald A log truck is stopped on Route 4 in Bridgewater on Monday in front of a Mobil station.

Vermont Governor Would Reject Marriage Bill - Advocate

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:08:00 GMT

Vermont governor Jim Douglas would oppose a law granting same-sex marriages, according to the Associated Press. The Republican governor said Thursday that the state's "current civil union law is sufficient." State senator John Campbell, who said he ...

Senator receives threat over bill

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Senate Majority Leader John Campbell, D-Windsor, will not formally introduce his bill making gay marriage legal in Vermont until January when the Legislature reconvenes, but Wednesday an angry opponent of the ...

Gay rights group plans push for same-sex marriage in region

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

New England's largest gay and lesbian advocacy organization announced this week a plan to push for the legalization of same-sex marriage in all of the region's states by the year 2012.