Senate gives final approval to health care exchange bill
Senators who support the bill said the exchange program will benefit small companies that struggle to pay health insurance premiums for workers.
Legislators hammering out vaccine exemption
Rep. George Till, an obstetrician who supports eliminating the exemption, said many physicians don’t like the Senate doctor sign-off requirement.
House, Senate likely to vote on CVPS, Green Mountain Power merger issue
It’s down to the wire for the Legislature and the Vermont Public Service Board as both zero in on a merger between the state’s two largest utilities.
Geothermal can cut fuel bills and create jobs, Sanders says
Installing a ground source heating system can save home and building owners up to half on energy costs. As fossil fuel prices increase Sanders and business leaders see big potential.
In the Green Room: Health care exchange debate sidetracked by sports injury liability issue; Vermont Yankee thermal discharge fee unchanged
Senators pass plan to raise school dropout age, scrap proposal to put the screws to metal thieves.
Transmission upgrade investments yield big returns for CVPS and Green Mountain Power
For the past five years, utilities have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the transmission system. These investments yield around $45 million in returns each year.
ANR report examines state’s environmental resilience to natural disaster
After analyzing 8,000 of Vermont’s 23,000 miles of rivers and streams, ANR determined that almost 75 percent of those river miles are considered “unstable.”
Polling: A guide to what you need to know when you pick up the phone
Americans have a love-hate relationship with polls. Response rates have been falling for at least 20 years.
Panel approves plan to rate biomass facilities by efficiency levels
Under a tiered approach to biomass facilities, more efficient plants would get more credit than less efficient ones.
SCOV Law Blog: Insult to injury
Most sexually transmitted diseases, particularly the AIDS virus, do not exhibit outwardly manifest symptoms that would permit a probable-cause determination for obtaining a warrant.
