Statehouse rally renews call for Vermont support for constitutional amendment
“Money is not speech,” Lyons said as she waved dollar bills around in the air. “So I will not use money to speak.”
Burlington reps make case for additional seat in redistricting process
Burlington representatives want a 10th seat in the House of Representatives.
On video + story: Activists demand that lawmakers adopt “People’s Budget”
Put People First! is coordinated by the Vermont Workers’ Center which launched the successful campaign Healthcare is a Human Right in 2008.
McKibben, et. al., unperturbed by arrests, wet weather, continue protest of tar sands pipeline
Protesters hoping to block authorization for the construction of an oil pipeline from Alberta to Texas defiantly continued their sit-in outside the White House for a fifth day on Thursday as the first rains from Hurricane Irene hit the nation’s capital. Middlebury College professor and climate change activist Bill McKibben of Ripton led the effort, [...]
Protesters target Shumlin during Lowell Mountain rally
The protesters said solar energy was a better option than wind power because it has less of an impact on natural resources, including mountaintop habitat and the water quality of mountain streams.
Civil liberties advocates decry state collection of DNA samples from accused criminals
When the law went into effect on July 1, 2011, Vermont became one of 25 states that allow DNA sample collection of felony suspects and some alleged misdemeanor sex offenders.
Vermonters lead the charge in tar sands protests
The ‘sit-in’ protests in Washington D.C. resulting in the arrest of environmentalist author William McKibben, Vermont Law School professor Gus Speth and roughly 150 others, are scheduled to continue every day from now until Sept. 3. About 30 more Vermonters have banned together and are slated to go down Sunday.
Agency approves water quality permits for Kingdom Community Wind project
Green Mountain Power has the go-ahead to begin construction of the Kingdom Community Wind project, pending a decision from the Public Service Board, which has a final say in the matter.
Shumlin, Charest ask for study in aftermath of Lake Champlain flooding
Shumlin and Charest wrote a joint letter asking both President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper to study the cause of the flooding this year and find ways to reduce the impacts of future flooding.
Wellness rankings see-saw for Vermont children
New data shows Vermont has dropped from third to fourth — behind New Hampshire, Minnesota and Massachusetts — in a nationwide ranking of the well-being and health of children.
