Vermont News Archives

“The NRC will review the financial adequacy of this arrangement”

Allowing Entergy to consolidate its "merchant fleets" of nuclear power plants into a separate holding company would be good for Vermont and its ratepayers, according to documents filed by Entergy with the ... via The Brattleboro Reformer

“I would like to know how I could get some water from your town”

Posted on 01/30/2008 3:49:02 AM PST by Sub-Driver Vermont Anti-Bush Petition Sparks Anger Jan 30 05:20 AM US/Eastern By JOHN CURRAN Associated Press Writer BRATTLEBORO, Vt. via Free Republic

“The mission authorized in 2002 does not exist.”

MONTPELIER -- A group of Vermont legislators is calling on the governor to reclaim authority over the Vermont National Guard and bring members home from Iraq. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

“The starting point is finding ways of having a smaller carbon footprint”

The Vermont Attorney General's office has asked the federal government to help prevent the marketing of bogus "carbon offset" credits. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“We believe that this is one more benefit that we can offer young Americans that may help them realize that serving a number of years in the Army is a good first step toward putting the rest of your life on track”

Vermont will be part of a new U.S. Army recruitment campaign designed to entice potential soldiers to sign up. via Rutland Herald

Hunger is a very real and growing problem in the world, and is no less serious in your own backyard. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

By Patti Komline The year 2008 is a critical year for the Vermont Legislature. The slowing economy is forcing all of us -- in government and at home - I continue to hear from Vermonters who want to see our ... via Burlington Free Press

“This is a model we're hoping will be conducted on the community level.”

Two years ago, the state of art in Vermont was taken over by palettes - this year the Vermont Arts Council will be distributing wooden and paper puzzle pieces on which artists can leave their mark. via Rutland Herald

“We would much rather have them there, hear their voice and share information than not have them in the process.”

Three towns, a regional commission, two environmental groups and two power agencies have asked to be heard as the state Public Service Board considers a major new power line project for southern Vermont. via Burlington Free Press

Unicel has added or upgraded 12 new cell sites in Vermont with three more cell sites operational in the near future. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“You have to ask yourself, 'Can I afford that loan,'”

The transportation budget unveiled by Gov. James Douglas earlier this week includes more money to repair roads, bridges and culverts in the state. via Rutland Herald

“Basically what we have asked them is to take the time necessary to get this right. We want it to be done well”

The Vermont Department of Public Service has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to put a hold on the relicensure review of Vermont Yankee. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“It would be very handy if Vermont were closer to L.A.”

"Late, Late Show" host Craig Ferguson is expected to soon become a citizen of the United States and a voting resident of the small town of Chester. via Rutland Herald

“I have a big problem with using budget adjustment that way. Budget adjustment is for surprises; elections are not a surprise”

Some lawmakers were taken aback Thursday when they found out that Gov. James Douglas' proposed budget did not include funding for this year's election. via Rutland Herald

“The sacrifice must be shared broadly.”

Gov. Jim Douglas got the principles right in laying out a tight budget in anticipation of hard times. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

“Tax it, regulate it, control it.”

Fred Chase's "drug of choice" is a martini every evening, a vice that doesn't have law enforcement very concerned. via Rutland Herald

“The investments we make in other areas of state government are funded through choosing among competing priorities, strategically using federal resources and funding efficiencies in programs and administrative overhead.”

Higher spending on health programs, property tax relief, prisons and social services will take up "virtually all available revenue growth," Gov. via The Bennington Banner

“Our federal government doesn't work”

Former diplomat Peter Galbraith of Townshend seems to be making all of the moves of a candidate for governor. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“Some programs will be put on hold, others will be reshaped, and everyone will be asked to share in the sacrifice”

Gov. Jim Douglas outlined a $4.3 billion budget today that he said required difficult choices to protect the most vulnerable while also minding a slowing national economy. via Burlington Free Press

“It was a different experience for him”

Rep. Cola Hudson of Lyndon, who died unexpectedly on Sunday, was remembered Monday by his colleagues in the Statehouse as a quiet but powerful legislator. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

Energy and climate change are now without question front and center for Vermonters, so state leaders are aptly reinforcing the value of community investments in permanently affordable housing and land ... via The Brattleboro Reformer

“You're lucky to be alive. One-third of our generation has died from abortion.”

MONTPELIER -- Marking the 35th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, some 280 Vermonters marched on the Statehouse on Saturday to decry legalized abortion and celebrate the defeat last year of a bill that would have ... via BurlingtonFreePress.com

“We talked about money nonstop”

Dozens of Vermont librarians pressed lawmakers and other officials for state funding Friday, just as lawmakers were hearing about a new downturn in the state's economic forecast. via Rutland Herald

“This hearing will be the start to congressional efforts to reverse this disastrous EPA decision.”

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas will testify before a Senate committee next week opposing the Bush administration's refusal to allow 16 states to reduce tailpipe emissions. via The Bennington Banner

“It's not worth talking about (it in those terms)”

A new report has concluded that Vermont women and girls continue to struggle with the balance between life and work and it cites many areas where women confront obstacles to a full participation in work and ... via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“The problem is that it's a one-time infusion of cash when we have an ongoing budget shortfall. ... You can only sell an asset once.”

Vermont is one of a dozen states that are considering leasing or selling their lotteries. via Tax Foundation

“We congratulate Sen. Sanders for having a Web site that is among the best-of-the-best on Capitol Hill.”

For coming from such a rural state, Vermont's congressional delegation has quite the presence on the Internet. via Rutland Herald

“She was cooperative. She's always been cooperative”

Vermont State Police responded to a number of single car accidents during Monday's snowstorm. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“We think the proposals we've made are consistent with what the Legislature was intending to do last spring”

A new Vermont law restricting the drug industry's use of data on doctors' drug prescribing habits is facing a federal lawsuit and a new round of scrutiny. via Boston.com

“If you remember, the news reports last summer had written him off”

Gov. James Douglas wants to make sure Vermonters have the opportunity this year to vote for Arizona Sen. via Rutland Herald

“If it turns out we do end up in a recession, we will have to re-examine what we have done”

In the fiscal year that begins in July, the state will gather about $14 million less into its General Fund than expected - and that's if Vermont avoids slipping into recession, economists told Gov. via Rutland Herald

“It shows how shabbily our dairy farmers are treated in this state”

A new law intended to shield Vermont's dairy farmers from milk-hauling fees will actually threaten the industry it aims to protect, according to a report issued this week by the Vermont Milk Commission. via Rutland Herald

“The changes that Vermont made in its laws regarding securitized transactions demonstrate our commitment to meeting changing needs of the industry.”

The State of Vermont licensed 32 new captive insurance companies in 2007 as it passed the 800-license milestone, according to data released by the Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health ... via Earth Times

“That certainly is a factor that has people in both parties concerned, frankly”

Anthony Pollina announced Tuesday that he has raised $100,000 in less than two months, a goal he cited late last year as essential to funding his campaign for governor. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“The consequence of this decision being upheld is that the government would have to find other methods to get this information”

COMMENT Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. via Washington Post

“You have to hit most places at least twice”

A fierce snowstorm raced across northern New England on Monday after burying parts of Massachusetts, dumping as much as 20 inches of snow in some places and forcing classes to be canceled at hundreds of ... via Arizona Daily Star

Posted on 01/14/2008 9:24:34 AM PST by mngran2 For many who lived through it, the memories remain painfully fresh: the hate mail, the threatening telephone messages, the tense public meetings. via Free Republic

LOCATION : Rt 100 by the Duxbury Store VIOLATION: Leaving the Scene of an Accident ACCUSED: Daly, Lucas AGE: 17 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Moretown, VT VICTIM: Ilyasov, Eldar CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Waterbury, ... via Vermont State Police Department of Pu...

“Forty-two other states provide direct state funding for their libraries, but Vermont is not one of them.”

For the second year in a row, Vermont librarians will lobby lawmakers for a $1.6 million slice of the general budget to help fund the 180 public libraries across the state. via Rutland Herald

“You can't have a system that prevents care”

Dr. Peggy Carey has seen health care from all sides. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 24, she later went to medical school but recently left her longtime practice due to disability. via Boston.com

Gov. James Douglas' package of tax reforms will be the centerpiece of a major clash over budget policy and political priorities. via Rutland Herald

The text of Gov. Jim Douglas' 2008 State of the State speech today in Montpelier: Mr. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

Democrats delivered their reaction to the governor's State of the State address Thursday. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“In the last seven years, since civil unions [began], what we've discovered is that there's a tremendous amount of new information about traditional man and woman marriage and the social goods that it provides”

A group of same-sex-marriage opponents launched a campaign Tuesday to counter a Vermont state panel's analysis on granting marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples. via Gay.com

“Where are we going as a state? What is our vision? What are our priorities? What goals will we rally around as Vermonters, and even sacrifice for, to achieve the future we desire?”

Paul Costello A couple of years ago the Vermont Council on Rural Development facilitated a forum in a Vermont hill town where people described the separate and distinct communities within their community. via Burlington Free Press

“I think the only pain I see in Michael is pain for Michael”

A Rockport man was sentenced to life in prison yesterday after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his former girlfriend, authorities said. via Boston Globe

“After that, the council will open up the microphone to hear from Vermonters.”

Some New Englanders are all sorts of scared following New Hampshire's civil union activation . via Queerty

“Fogel's resistance to pay a livable wage to all of the schools employees despite a four year student campaign...”

Mitonian is right. But we bear some responsibility in the "Vermonter of the Year" thing. via Burlington Free Press

“Vermonters would have been clobbered”

Internal Revenue Service Form 6251, which calculates the alternative minimum tax, is far from simple -- and an increasing number of Vermonters are being forced to pay the parallel tax code's higher bills. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

LOCATION : Vt Route 100 2/10 mile south of Stephenson Road, Lowell,Vt VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Robin Wrice AGE: 52 SEAT BELT? Y CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Glenn Hill Drive, Augusta, GA DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2005 ... via Vermont State Police Department of Pu...

“You have got to find jobs for young people.”

Vermonters are still rustic and rugged individuals with a strong connection to the land, but a weakening economy and rising costs have caused many to stray from this romantic ideal and gravitate toward a ... via The Bennington Banner

“In order for the thing to work, you can't have conflicting provisions”

New Hampshire and Vermont utility regulators said Friday they'll closely examine the agreement in Maine approving FairPoint Communications' $2.7 billion buyout of Verizon's land lines in northern New England. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“I am proud of the Vermonters I have nominated to the service academies, and they should be proud of their academic accomplishments and commitment to public service”

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch announced today 22 Vermonters who have been nominated to military service academies. via Manchester Journal

Vermont has joined the lawsuit by California and 14 other states in challenging the refusal of the Environmental Protection Agency to grant a waiver allowing state regulation of auto greenhouse gas emissions. via Rutland Herald

LOCATION : Interstate 91 north bound, north of exit 8 near mile marker 51/75 VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Noor Osman AGE: 22 SEAT BELT? Yes CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Mechanicsburg, PA DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2007 Mazda ... via Vermont State Police Department of Pu...

Energy and health care top the agenda for the Democratic leader of the Vermont Senate. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“We think that going after somebody's pharmacy records, even if you suspect of them of a crime, should be subjected to the same warrant requirement that police have to get to seize any other kind of evidence”

The head of the Vermont State Police is planning to meet with the state Pharmacists' Association later this month to explain what troopers are doing to tackle the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. via Burlington Free Press

“We want to get Vermonters from all walks of life, from all different jobs and work experiences, to hear about the things that are of most concern to them.”

Vermonters will be asked to discuss the future of their state and what the state means to them during a community forum on Thursday. via The Bennington Banner

“Domestic violence is about a pattern of power and control”

One-fourth of Vermonters slain during 2007 were killed by people who then committed suicide -- graphic outbursts of domestic violence statewide and the highest number since 1998. via BurlingtonFreePress.com