Panel wants to regulate tanning beds, struggles with enforcement
According to the American Cancer Society, individuals who used indoor tanning devices before the age of 30 increase their risk for melanoma by 75 percent.
Three percent school spending increase could drive statewide property tax up another penny
School budgets increased by an average of 2.9 percent statewide following Town Meeting Day ballot results from municipalities around the state.
Midway point: Vermont House and Senate poised for April 27 adjournment
In this roundup of key legislation, VTDigger.org takes stock of what bills are in play between now and the end of the session.
Environmentalists want “tiered” approach to efficiency standards for biomass
Without some sort of tiered approach, the state would allow less efficient projects to go online and count toward the renewable portfolio standard, Fidel said.
Entergy to PSB: Don’t shut us down
James Volz, chair of the board, said Entergy appears to only be able to store spent fuel produced up to March 21.
Margolis: Behind the soda wars is an ample sugar subsidy
In effect, sugar-sweetened beverages are government-subsidized. That’s what helps make them so cheap.
Parents hold fast to exemption for vaccines
A rising rate of unvaccinated children, Chen said, could put others at risk. The more children who are not vaccinated the greater the potential for an outbreak of a disease like measles.
Inside the Golden Bubble: Layoffs complicate mental health bill passage in the Senate
The plan was to get the bill out on Friday, but the layoffs threw the Green Room into a tizzy and a vote was put off until this week.
Bill would clamp down on health insurance brokers’ fees
Under the language introduced by the two representatives, all insurance plans would have to disclose what the rates are for brokers.
Abenaki tribes near state recognition
State recognition will open the door to educational and financial resources for the bands, according to Luke Willard, chair of the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs.
