Leahy joins new effort to apply ‘Buffett Rule’ fairness to U.S. tax code
For immediate release Feb. 1, 2012 Contact Ali Peterson Ali_Peterson@leahy.senate.gov WASHINGTON – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Wednesday joined in introducing legislation to apply the so-called “Buffett Rule” to the U.S. Tax Code. The Paying A Fair Share Act would apply a minimum 30 percent income tax rate for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes above $1 [...]
Leahy bill would move heavy truck traffic off state secondary roads
Leahy’s provision will help Vermont businesses and communities struggling due to the large number of state and local roads heavily damaged during the recent flooding disaster.
Leahy urges Deficit Reduction Committee to make proceedings public
Leahy: “An open and transparent process for the work of the Committee is vital to ensuring that the recommendations of the Committee will have the confidence and support of the American people.”
Vermont Green Jobs Training Awarded $5 Million
The Vermont grant was among the largest awarded under the $100 million Energy Training Partnership.
Got too much milk?
Nation’s largest dairy coop floats supply management plan Vermont coops weigh programs to rein in milk supply Raw milk is a highly perishable product. Once it leaves the cow’s udder, it has to be processed into bottled milk, cheese, butter or yogurt within a few days. That fact makes dairy farmers more vulnerable to the [...]
Antitrust division to probe complaints about Dean Foods’ alleged monopolistic practices
Justice official says “competition isn’t well served when one player controls 70 percent of the market” Senators say dairy industry consolidation hurting farmers A lack of competition may allow dominant dairy processors to “exert power” and depress the price farmers receive for raw milk, according to Christine Varney, the assistant attorney general for the Antitrust [...]
