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Peter Shumlin
The economy worsens due to Vermont Senate’s reckless agenda
Employers on the brink of closing their Vermont operations cannot stay afloat when legislators make their futures more costly and uncertain. Continue reading
Senate passes economic development bill to create job opportunities for Vermonters
OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 25, 2010
CONTACT: Alexandra MacLean, (802) 828-3806
Senate Passes Economic Development Bill to Create Job Opportunities for Vermonters
Montpelier, Vt – The Senate passed S. 288, An Act Relating to the Vermont Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The economic development bill passed through all stages with a voice vote.
“As Vermont continues to suffer the impacts of one of our country’s greatest economic downturns, Vermonters are either facing pink slips or… Continue reading
The state Senate: Vermont’s great jobs killer
Senators want the plant closed so they can have a trophy to peddle to anti-nuclear extremists who have long agitated for the plant to close. Continue reading
Permission denied: In one fell swoop, Vermont Senate blocks Yankee license renewal
Shumlin orchestrated the procedural move that pushed the historic vote forward and caught some senators off guard. Continue reading
Shumlin on video: Yankee retirement is on schedule, Vermont can plan energy future
Sen. John Campbell: Yankee supporters' complaints about the legislative process are a "sideshow." Continue reading
Vermont Yankee forum in Winooski tonight
CONTACT: Alex MacLean, Office of Peter Shumlin, (802) 828-3806 Jarred Cobb, Greenpeace Organizer, (603) 770-8679 James Marc Leas, Attorney, (802) 734-8811
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WHAT: On Tuesday, February 23, there will be an informative forum for community members to talk about the imminent vote on the re-licensing of Vermont Yankee and the resolution that is on the ballot for town meeting day in Winooski. As the leaks of radioactive tritium and Cobalt-60 continue… Continue reading
Senate leadership announces push for shut down of Vermont Yankee in 2012
Senate President Peter Shumlin: “It was designed to run 40 years, and the 40 years is up.” Continue reading
State leaders sign higher education agreement
The Sixty Percent Solution proposes increasing the percentage of Vermonters who have earned a two or four–year college degree from 42% to 60% by 2019. Continue reading
Gundersen: Underground pipes in off-gas system likely source of tritium at Yankee
"They (Douglas and O'Brien) think all of these issues are just speed bumps on the road to relicensing." Continue reading
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