Staff report The Vermont House gave final approval to H.688, the Global Warming Solutions Act, in a vote of 102-45 on Sept. 9. The House concurred with the Senate proposal of amendment and the bill was delivered to the Governor on Sept. […]
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Attorney general aims to stop facial recognition company from collecting, selling images of Vermonters
Attorney General T.J. Donovan has prevailed against a motion to dismiss filed by Clearview AI in the lawsuit to stop the facial recognition company from collecting and selling images of Vermonters. The Court’s ruling means the case, which was filed […]
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House approves fiscal year 2021 budget 140-4
The Vermont House gave preliminary approval to the fiscal year 2021 Budget, H.969 on a vote of 140-4 on Sept. 10. Then final passage on Friday, Sept. 11. Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rep. Kitty Toll (D-Danville) presented the bill on […]
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Vermont PBS and Vermont Public Radio merge
On Sept. 9, the boards of Vermont PBS and Vermont Public Radio unanimously voted to join together to create a new public media organization, to better serve the community. The new organization will be led by Scott Finn, current president […]
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BuyLocalVermont program sells out in under 24 hours
Vermonters put $425,000 of stimulus money to work purchasing cards for nearly 1,000 businesses The Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) announced Sept. 10 that the BuyLocalVermont program is now fully subscribed and $425,000 is on its way to […]
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We dare you…
By Rep. Jim Harrison Essentially, that was the message to the governor last week when the Legislature sent him H.688, the climate bill that imposes strict greenhouse gas reduction requirements on Vermont. Approved by veto proof majorities in both the […]
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Economic report shows potential for higher revenue if lawmakers finalize bill to regulate and tax cannabis
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, advocates for regulating and taxing cannabis touted the release of an economic report which concludes a regulated cannabis market could help Vermont recover from the economic recession. The report, authored by Andrew Livingston, director of economics and […]
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$30 ‘Buy Local’ coupon signups start Tuesday
Staff report Governor Phil Scott opened the press conference Tuesday, Sept. 8 saying: “I want to be sure everyone knows the ‘By Local Vermont’ program is now open. This means that Vermonters can now go to thinkvermont.com/local and sign up […]
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Legislature is teeing up to discuss key bills, budget
By Rep. Jim Harrison As Victor, one of my favorite brothers-in-law, would say, you need to tee-up the ball properly before attempting your drive in golf. In similar fashion, various legislative committees have been working the past two weeks to […]
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Christian Ventura named NAEMT advocacy coordinator
The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) recently appointed EMT Christian Ventura as its new state advocacy coordinator for Vermont. The advocacy coordinator is tasked with supporting EMTs, paramedics, and other prehospital providers in the Green Mountain State through […]