Irwin on video: We cannot rule out that there is tritium in the Connecticut River; we just cannot measure it
Irwin: Tritium readings of Connecticut River water have never exceeded 500 picocuries per liter, the lowest level at which it can be easily measured.
List of gubernatorial appointments made in October, November and December
Gov. James Douglas appointed members of state councils and boards, including the State Emergency Response Commission and the Vermont Enhanced 911 Board.
Vermont recognized for seat belt usage and low alcohol impaired fatality rate
For Immediate Release: February 2, 2010 Contact: David M. Coriell, Office of the Governor,n(802) 828-3333; Jeanne Johnson, Governor’s Highway Safety Program (802) 241-5501 Governor Douglas Applauds Highway Safety Efforts Montpelier, Vt. – For the third year in a row Vermont achieved its goal of sustaining a seat belt usage rate of above 85 percent. And [...]
Doublespeak: Shifting the Budget Deficit to the Property Tax and Calling it a Savings
The numbers from the Challenge for Change report appear pulled from the air. Yet, legislators and the administration are banking these phantom savings.
Douglas Announces More Than $200,000 in Historic Preservation Grants
This year, there were 42 applications for grants and 19 were awarded totaling $204,353, for projects with a total construction value of $1.9 million.
Markowitz: Vote Now, Vote “No” on Vermont Yankee
The current administration shortchanged energy efficiency and resisted developing wind power in Vermont.
Statement on Yankee: Douglas’ patience for Entergy wearing thin
If Entergy is serious about rebuilding Vermonters’ trust, it must acknowledge its mistakes and make immediate corrections.
Video update: Reporters press Douglas on tritium leak at Vermont Yankee
Douglas says lawmakers should focus on the state’s fiscal problems and let the PSB decide whether the nuclear plant can continue to operate.
On video: Douglas says, ‘Now is not the time to protect the status quo’
Douglas called for systemic reforms: “We must break free from the dangerous cycle of managing deficits year on end.”
On video: Smith says, ‘It’s not productive for us to say anything is dead on arrival’
Shumlin: “We don’t want to transfer Montpelier’s fiscal problems onto the backs of taxpayers.”
