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Vermont Biz
January 4, 2018
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced that President Donald Trump has signed a major disaster declaration for Addison, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington, and Windham counties. Those counties suffered substantial damage duringÃÂ ...
NPR
January 4, 2018
Howard Dean, former Vermont governor and former Democratic National Committee chair, tells NPR's Rachel Martin about why he's called on older Democrats to retire and make room for younger politicians. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; EmailÃÂ ...
vtdigger.org
January 4, 2018
Many believe that the pending catastrophe of climate change could be reversed through a massive multi-nation intervention, effectively resulting in … well … a miracle. That miracle seems ever more distant when we hear that, for instance, even the governor of greenest-green Vermont is rationalizing thatÃÂ ...
Vermont Biz
January 4, 2018
The governor came through on a promise, the state came up with $13 million for the construction, and federal grants provided $2.85 million for training ... Ending years of often bitter litigation, 14 Vermont utilities and the state's independent power producers on January 29 filed a proposed settlement thatÃÂ ...
Seven Days
January 4, 2018
Leaders of the Democratic majorities in the Vermont House and Senate are calling for collaboration with Republican Governor Phil Scott, but see potential grounds for conflict on many issues. On the opening day of the 2018 legislative session, House Speaker Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero) and SenateÃÂ ...
Seven Days
January 4, 2018
Vermont lawmakers took quick action toward legalizing marijuana Wednesday, mere hours after the opening gavel of the 2018 legislative session. ... members absent, to remove from the bill a legislative commission that would effectively duplicate the work of a commission the governor created last summer.
vtdigger.org
January 4, 2018
It's kind of like that now as Vermont's political season gets under way. Media, town school and select boards, and state legislators wonder what will unfold. We're especially looking for what has become a somewhat regular “wild pitch” from governors in their budgets — a gimmick that looks like savings, butÃÂ ...
WCAX
January 2, 2018
"Much of rural Vermont-- most of the rest of Vermont-- took 10 years to get back to where they were." Finding the money to clean up Vermont's waterways may create the biggest divide between the governor and the Legislature. Both chambers want to lock down long-term funding, while the governor isÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
December 18, 2017
NORTHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has an urgent need to increase the value of student education while reducing costs that continue to grow faster than residents can afford to pay, Republican Gov. Phil Scott told more than 350 school administrators, teachers, school board members and legislatorsÃÂ ...
Vermont Biz
December 31, 1999
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Randy Brock, of Swanton, to represent the Franklin District in the Vermont State Senate. Brock, a Republican, will replace Dustin Degree, who stepped down from the Senate last month to serve in the Scott AdministrationÃÂ ...
Vermont Biz
October 28, 2017
Vermont Business Magazine In recognition of the importance of the ... Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed a proclamation stating that ...
Marijuana.com
October 27, 2017
Appointed by Governor Howard Dean as Vermont's Attorney General (AG) in 1997, Sorrell was the longest-serving AG in the state's 226-year ...
High Times
October 27, 2017
Sorrell's glistening green license plate was gifted to him courtesy of the man that hired him—former Vermont Governor Howard Dean.
U.S. News & World Report
October 27, 2017
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he's opposed to the idea of having a receiver appointed to run the Vermont regional center that helps foreign ...
WAMC
October 26, 2017
Vermont Governor Phil Scott joined education and business leaders Tuesday at PC Construction in South Burlington to launch ...
Vermont Biz
October 20, 2017
by Katie Kittell Vermont Busieness Magazine In a press conference Friday at Tech Jam in Essex Jct, Governor Phil Scott announced the launch ...
Vermont Public Radio
October 19, 2017
Vermont's secretary of natural resources is out with a new plan to fund costly water quality improvements, but legislators have some concerns ...
PEOPLE.com
October 9, 2017
That's part of the logic, anyway, behind the unlikely candidacy of Ethan Sonneborn, a 13-year-old running for governor of Vermont, one of just ...
Seattle Times
October 7, 2017
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The top criminal prosecutor in the Vermont attorney general's office is going to become a Superior Court judge.
Vermont Biz
December 31, 1999
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced the launch of 70x2025vt, an education and economic development initiative ...
Brattleboro Reformer
September 28, 2017
He also called for less contentious policy discussions in Vermont — with an implicit acknowledgement that Act 46, the state law that led to theÃÂ ...
Vermont Biz
September 28, 2017
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine A campaign to ... Governor Phil Scott joined municipal officials, nonprofit leaders,ÃÂ ...
Vermont Biz
September 28, 2017
Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberger and Governor Phil Scott today announced Wednesday, November 8, 2017 as the date forÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
September 26, 2017
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is asking for budget proposals for the 2019 fiscal year, but his administration says spendingÃÂ ...
Vermont Public Radio
September 19, 2017
Peter Shumlin says he underestimated the political and policy challenges of implementing a single payer health care system in Vermont.
Leafly
September 7, 2017
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday signed an executive order establishing a Marijuana Advisory Commission thatÃÂ ...
NECN
September 4, 2017
A student too young to vote or even drive is promising to run for governor of Vermont in 2018. “This is a tough fight,” acknowledged EthanÃÂ ...
vtdigger.org
August 31, 2017
Leaders from Vermont's clean energy sector joined Governor Phil Scott ... the annual New England Governors and Eastern Canadian PremiersÃÂ ...
vtdigger.org
August 30, 2017
Montpelier, Vt. – This weekend, Governor Phil Scott attended the 41st Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern CanadianÃÂ ...
Vermont Public Radio
August 29, 2017
The Twitter account Indivisible Vermont tweeted this screenshot of Gov. Phil Scott's twitter account as it appears when viewed by a blocked userÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
August 29, 2017
On the sixth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene inundating Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott says Vermont stands ready to offer supportÃÂ ...
WPTZ
August 18, 2017
Vermont's Republican governor says President Donald Trump "fanned the flame" of hate with his comments equating Nazis and whiteÃÂ ...
BurlingtonFreePress.com
August 17, 2017
The governor planned to speak with Vermont Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe about how state educators could use events inÃÂ ...
My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
August 17, 2017
Montpelier, Vt. - Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced on Thursday the major disaster declaration for seven Vermont counties was signed byÃÂ ...
Insurance Journal
August 10, 2017
Vermont Governor Phil Scott says he's organizing a commission to study issues related to the legalization of marijuana and will announceÃÂ ...
Leafly
August 9, 2017
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he's organizing a commission to study issues related to the legalization of marijuanaÃÂ ...
Concord Monitor
August 7, 2017
Sununu tweeted to Vermont Gov. Phil Scott Monday, saying that “rumor on the street is that you race cars.” Mentioning his latest drag racingÃÂ ...
Boston Herald
December 31, 1999
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is attending Vermont Day at the Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts, NewÃÂ ...
Vermont Public Radio
February 27, 2017
Winooski residents rally against President Donald Trump's immigration policies on February 4, 2017. Signs include, "No Human Is Illegal," and "All Are WelcomeÃÂ ...
The Daily Progress
February 27, 2017
RANDOLPH, Vt. (AP) - The governor of Vermont - the country's largest producer of maple syrup - is celebrating the annual maple season and the importance the industry is to the state's economy and heritage.
Rutland Herald
February 25, 2017
The Vermont committee advised the governor and drafted a comprehensive plan for addressing an influx of refugees. The committee identified likely classes of refugees, starting with schoolchildren with teachers; pre-school children with mothers; and theÃÂ ...
WPTZ
February 25, 2017
It is unclear if Vermont Governor Phil Scott's opposition tothe President's executive order will come up while Scott is in Washington.
My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
February 24, 2017
Vermont's Governor Phil Scott has declared the weekend of February 24 as Girl Scout Cookie Weekend. He signed the proclamation on Thursday with the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains.
U.S. News & World Report
February 24, 2017
Vermont Senate Unanimously Passes Trump Bill. The Vermont Senate has unanimously passed a measure granting Vermont's Governor greater control over how and when Vermont's police forces are used by the federal government. Feb. 24, 2017, at 1:59ÃÂ ...
Vermont Public Radio
February 24, 2017
As Vermont's governor and Legislature fast-track legislation designed to limit the scale of cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, state officials are seeking federal funding designated to "strengthen ...
BurlingtonFreePress.com
February 24, 2017
All 30 of Vermont's senators approved the bill by voice vote. It's expected to get final approval Friday. It will then move on to the House.
WCAX
February 24, 2017
They criticize President Donald Trump gently, picking their spots to appease the Democratic and independent voters they need to remain in office.
Vermont Public Radio
February 23, 2017
The Vermont Senate bill gives the governor the sole authority to enter into agreements with federal immigration officials.
Seven Days
February 22, 2017
"The governor remains committed to the proposals he's put forward in his balanced budget and expects the proposals to be considered for this year," says spokesperson Rebecca Kelley.
Vermont Biz
February 22, 2017
Treasurer Pearce describes the VermontABLE savings program for people with disabilities. With her is Governor Scott, other officials and advocates.
