House lawmakers fended off a series of amendments Friday in approving a $1.47 billion general fund spending package for fiscal year 2016. They also passed a tax bill that raises $33.2 million in new revenue.
House passes budget, tax bills
Day: March 27, 2015
John Fairbanks: A martyr, a Sunday School teacher, and a conversion
Soon after the Selma to Montgomery March, on March 28, 1965, a Sunday school teacher's question had a profound impact.
Bob Stannard: Victory or defeat?
Of the 7 billion people living on this planet, we can probably count on one hand how many of them get along. For the most part we are a divided world.
Peter Burmeister: A better use for Vermont's money
Why are we being so generous with our scant resources, to the benefit of an oil-rich Arab nation that has already received what amounts to an enormous gift from IBM?
State unemployment rate dips below 4 percent
The state’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 percent in February, marking its lowest rate since May 2007. The Vermont Department of Labor released data showing that the percentage of people actively seeking jobs but not finding employment fell from 4.1 percent in January. The lowest unemployment rates were 3.0 percent and 3.3 percent in the […]
House GOP may offer changes in lake cleanup bill
A bill to raise money for cleaning up the state's polluted waterways hits the House floor next week, where Republicans may challenge a proposed increase in the property transfer tax.
Civil asset forfeiture bill wins preliminary approval in Senate
Proposal would allow civil forfeiture in some cases of facilitating animal fighting, but civil liberties advocates worry it could act as an incentive for police to seize property.
Gov. Peter Shumlin’s public appearance schedule
News Release -- Governor's Office March 27, 2015 Saturday, March 28 9:15 a.m.: Attend Recognition Ceremony for Volunteer Hunter Educators, Capital Plaza, Montpelier 5:30 p.m.: Attend Vermont Trappers Association Annual Banquet, Barre Civic Center, 20 Auditorium Hill, Barre Monday, March 30 10:00 a.m.: Press Conference, COTS, 95 North Avenue, Burlington Tuesday, March 31 5:30 p.m.: […]
Vermont Gas: Addison pipeline project to save customers millions
News Release -- Vermont Gas Systems March 27, 2015 Montpelier – Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. today will offer new information on significant economic benefits from the completion of the Addison Natural Gas Project, which will connect Chittenden County to Middlebury, in testimony to be submitted to the Vermont Public Service Board. “The Addison pipeline project […]
YWP: Block Island
This week's Young Writers Project entry is "Block Island" by Molly Austin, a seventh-grader at Camels Hump Middle School in Richmond.
Gov. Shumlin, Speaker Smith, Rep. Krowinski call for Child Savings Accounts
News Release -- Gov. Peter Shumlin March 26, 2015 Contact: Scott Coriell [email protected] Accounts a Proven Strategy to Increase Scholastic Achievement and Higher Education MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin, House Speaker Shap Smith, Rep. Jill Krowinski, the president of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC), and other supporters today called for the creation of child […]
Town of Bennington launches new marketing campaign
News Release -- Town of Bennington March 26, 2015 Contact: Michael A. Harrington Director, Office of Economic and Community Development Town of Bennington 205 South Street, Third Floor Bennington, Vermont 05201 [p] 802.447.9710 | [f] 802.442.1068 [email protected] VermontBeginsHere.com Showcases Best of Bennington BENNINGTON – For most traveling into Vermont from the south or west, Bennington […]
Conference examines Vermont’s top tourism trends
News Release -- Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing March 26, 2015 Contact: Laura Peterson, Vermont Dept. of Tourism & Marketing www.vermontvacation.com [email protected] Twitter: Vermont Tourism; Facebook: Vermont Tourism 802.522.7323 Industry Professionals Gather to Learn, Network, and Strategize MONTPELIER, Vt. – Visitors to Vermont spent almost $2.5 billion in 2013 and supported an estimated […]
Sugarbush to replace Valley House lift with new quad
News Release -- Sugarbush March 26, 2015 Contact: John Bleh Sugarbush Resort 802-583-6814 [email protected] http://www.sugarbush.com Warren, VT (March 26, 2015) – Sugarbush Resort plans to replace the Valley House Lift this spring with a new Doppelmayr Fixed-Grip Quad. The new Valley House Quad will increase the uphill capacity of the current lift from 748 […]
