Vermont Government News

A deadline set by lawmakers for a new power price contract between Yankee Nuclear and Vermont Utilities has passed.

The Vermont Legislature will consider moving up the date of next year's primary, a move that Gov.

Vermonters can vote online at www.vtforest.com for their favorite forestry photo entered into the Forestry Centennial Photography Contest.

This isn't scientific, but I submit that Vermont is the most New Englandy of all the states.

A commission tasked with finding $1 million in cuts to the Vermont judiciary has completed a draft report of recommendations.

A panel considering the governor's proposal to consolidate the University of Vermont with the five state colleges has recommended against merging the institutions.

The Vermont Department of Health is poised to start offering public vaccine clinics for the H1N1 swine flu.

A key Vermont lawmaker says he thinks there's still a possibility the Legislature will vote this coming session on whether to extend the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's license.

Supporters of same-sex marriage are vowing to continue the fight, after voters in Maine voted to repeal a law allowing such unions.

Former State Sen. Matt Dunne announced Tuesday morning that he would run for Vermont governor next year, joining an already crowd mix of Democrats seeking to replace the retiring Gov.

When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried.

With the arrival of the novel H1N1 , many Vermonters are understandably confused about how to protect themselves against the flu this year.

In this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., second from left, talks about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington with, from left, Sen.

Local members of the Vermont Army National Guard will ship out to Louisiana this month to complete training for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Federal regulators gave two green lights to Entergy Nuclear Thursday, saying recent changes Entergy made to the proposed spinoff of its five nuclear reactors, including Vermont Yankee, did not warrant additional review.

An 11-year odyssey for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy ended Thursday when President Obama signed a federal hate crime bill into law.

A new federal law will force Vermont lawmakers to consider changing the date of next year's primary at a time when that primary is expected to be a hot one.

Gov. Jim Douglas has named a veteran transportation official to lead the effort to manage the Champlain Bridge closure.

No. But this story is once again making the rounds. A friend forwarded the following to me: Looks like Vermont's got it together Vermont State Rep.

Eric and Bernadette Bloom had made the difficult decision that Eric wouldn't be able to fly home from Indiana for Christmas on an eight-day leave just before his deployment to Afghanistan.