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Several days after the end of the 2016 legislative session, Windham County Sen. Jeanette White still sounded tired.
That's no doubt due to the normal wear and tear of the session's frantic final debates and deliberations. But the Putney Democrat also acknowledged deep disappointment about the failure of one of her key causes - marijuana legalization.
As the 2016 legislative session began, Rick Fleming's goal was to start a conversation about changing Vermont's alimony laws. The Brattleboro businessman accomplished that and more, though the conversation ended differently than he had hoped. The Legislature has asked a state Supreme Court oversight committee - made up of...
Alex Wilson's version of a “This Old House” episode might include net-metered solar panels, cork insulation, and high-tech quadruple-glazed windows. He also might hire a construction crane to set the house aside during foundation work. Wilson, a pioneer and prominent advocate in the green-building movement, brought all of that...
It's fair to say the Gilfeather turnip has achieved fame uncommon for a root vegetable: There's a popular annual festival that bears its name, along with a recipe book, a song, and even a movie. Now, the Wardsboro-born turnip has another claim to fame as Vermont lawmakers have designated it the official state vegetable as of July 1. The honorary title is the culmination of years of work by Gilfeather advocates, including a dedicated group of Wardsboro Elementary School students...
Entergy violated federal regulations last year by withdrawing $282,000 from Vermont Yankee's trust fund months before the company was authorized to do so, a new inspection report says. But the company won't face any penalties. That's because the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is admitting that the federal rule in question is confusing and likely should be changed. “We acknowledge that there were some issues associated with the clarity of NRC regulatory guidance in this area,” commission spokesman Neil Sheehan said. “We...
On May 5, 16 months after power production ended at Vermont Yankee, the nuclear plant shed about 40 percent of its remaining workforce. Spokesman Marty Cohn said 93 staffers were “processed for leaving” Vermont Yankee. A majority of those workers departed the plant immediately, though a handful will stay on for a short period of time. The cuts leave 136 people employed at the Vernon facility. Vermont Yankee had employed 625 in the summer of 2013, when Entergy Corp. announced...
Residents in five Windham County towns won't be voting on formation of a new, consolidated school district next month. Officials on Tuesday cited unanswered legal questions as a key reason why they are stopping work on an Act 46 “accelerated” merger of all school districts in Windham Southeast Supervisory Union. Such a merger would have required a vote in each town by June 30. Merger talks will continue in some form in Windham Southeast, given Act 46's push for larger...
A sharply divided Vermont Supreme Court has opened the door for Brattleboro Retreat to face negligence claims in connection with a 2011 assault committed by a former patient. A majority of justices ruled that the family of the assault victim, Michael J. Kuligoski of St. Johnsbury, can pursue claims that the Retreat and Northeast Kingdom Human Services failed to warn of the dangers posed by assailant Evan Rapoza, who had been under the care of both facilities for mental illness.
