In yet another chapter of the ongoing saga of marijuana legalization efforts in Vermont, the House on Thursday passed H.511, which allows for ownership of up to an ounce of marijuana and home cultivation of two mature and four immature cannabis plants.
In this episode of Vote for Vermont, co-hosts Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley interview aviation pilot and motivational speaker and author Darryl Rodgers about his book and public speaking on his late son’s struggle with drug abuse.
With the state’s energy goal of 90 percent renewable energy by 2050 still in view, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy plans to discuss net metering, electric cars, the costs of carbon, biofuels and more in the upcoming legislative session.
They’re bright, they’re saving municipalities money and they’re popular for communities looking to jump on the energy efficiency bandwagon. But one professor says LED street lights can be harmful to people and animals.
In this episode of Vote for Vermont, co-hosts Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley interview Public Works Commissioner Jeff Wennberg about water quality in Vermont.
In this episode of Vote for Vermont, co-hosts Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley interview Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts about agricultural challenges facing Vermont.
As the final version of the Municipal Roads Storm Water General Permit nears completion, relevant parties continue to disagree on the viability of fixing dirt roads to mitigate phosphorus pollution.
A few hundred of Vermont’s top education leaders met at Norwich University on Monday to discuss the direction of education amid a looming 9.4 cents property tax hike if the state maintains the status quo.
In this episode of Vote for Vermont, co-hosts Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley interview Commissioner Lindsay Kurrle about the challenges that employers and employees face in the state.
A new conservative party is joining the ranks of Democrats, Republicans and Progressives in Vermont. It’s called the Green Mountain Party, and its cornerstone issues include term limits, keeping outsider money out of elections, and budget cuts.
With a significant vote on net neutrality set for Thursday, voices from both sides of the debate are hitting crescendos, with Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy joining other Democrat senators in calling for a delay.
“You need to look at all the areas that need improvement to reduce that water flow, and then you are going to need to implement those projects. It is going to run into the many millions of dollars for municipalities to comply with this.”