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The Shumlin Administration is preparing another contingency plan for small businesses if the online payment system on the state’s new health care...
Sen. Sally Fox, D-Chittenden, an advocate for the poor and a longtime lawmaker, died Thursday night after a battle with a rare form of lung cancer. She...
People in Bellows Falls have been upset about the nearly five-year closure of a bridge over the Connecticut River that connects their community to...
More than 5,000 artifacts telling the story of St. Johnsbury’s history may finally find a home, if supporters can raise enough money to buy a Victorian...
There’s a lot of discussion at the Statehouse about the rising burden of property taxes because for the second year in a row, there’s going to be a...
Earlier this week, Gov. Peter Shumlin touted progress in fixing problems on the state’s embattled health insurance website. But as lawmakers are hearing...
During the holidays, it's become a favorite American pastime: Family members grill their college-going sons and daughters about what they’re going to do...
Gov. Peter Shumlin says heroin and addiction to opium-based drugs has grown into a full-blown crisis in the state. To highlight the importance of this...
Lawmakers began their work in Montpelier this week by taking aim at the many problems facing homeless and impoverished Vermonters. Three committees held...
Gov. Peter Shumlin has focused his annual address to lawmakers on what he calls a growing epidemic of drug addiction as treatment programs around the...
Governor Peter Shumlin will give his annual introductory address to the legislature at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. While the imperative of the State of the...
The federal government is proposing new standards for wood burning units that it says will dramatically reduce emissions. According to the federal...
The state is facing a projected $70 million budget gap for next year and legislative leaders have very different ideas about how to deal with this...
In a rare appearance by a sitting governor before a legislative committee, Gov. Peter Shumlin Tuesday took responsibility for problems on the new...
The 2014 Legislative session kicks off Tuesday with lawmakers convening in Montpelier for the first day, which is largely ceremonial. But soon, they’ll...
