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TCI is still alive — at least in the House Transportation Committee

Although numerous Northeast governors have either backed out of or made statements against the regional Transportation and Climate Initiative, Vermont state lawmakers on Thursday discussed the matter as if TCI remains very much alive.

February 16, 2020 in TNR News.
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$1.2 billion partial cost of transition to ‘Fortress Vermont’ 100% instate renewable energy

For years, renewable electricity advocates have dreamed of powering Vermont with instate, renewable generation and power storage. Today, the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee learned more about the likely costs of making that happen. The figures are sobering.

February 14, 2020 in TNR News.
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Govs. Scott and Douglas ask conservatives to step up and run for office in 2020

Top GOP leaders, appearing Wednesday night at the 2020 Lincoln-Reagan Dinner at the Canadian Club, gave impassioned pleas for conservatives to step up and run for office to counter liberal supermajorities at the Statehouse.

February 13, 2020 in TNR News.
Linda Joy Sullivan

‘Deplorable’ conduct on failed veto override of paid family leave aired on House floor by Dem who broke ranks

“I find the obvious efforts to flip member’s votes beforehand unseemly and disrespectful. I find the apparent efforts to find someone who voted no who would be willing to ask for a reconsideration afterward similarly deplorable.”

February 13, 2020 in TNR News.
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Vermont town considers building government network to protect net neutrality

Public officials in the town of Brattleboro are considering building a government-owned internet network, in part, to protect so-called net neutrality.

February 13, 2020 in TNR News.
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Dozens arrested in comprehensive drug-and-firearm-related crackdown

A large drug-running operation involving Rutland residents and New York City-area individuals has been broken up in a sweeping crackdown by local, state and federal authorities, the Vermont Office of the United States Attorney announced Friday.

February 11, 2020 in TNR News.
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Central police agency plan gets Judiciary Committee review

The plan to centralize all state and county police under a new Agency of Public Safety will be discussed Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee. A Jan. 14 study prepared by Public Safety Commissioner Michael Schirling argues that centralization will produce savings and efficiency.

February 10, 2020 in TNR News.
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Homeless bill of rights under discussion by lawmakers

Three policy leaders visited the Housing and General Military Affairs Committee on Thursday to testify about a bill that has been dubbed “the homeless bill of rights.”

February 9, 2020 in TNR News.
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If Legislature passes Global Warming Solutions Act, TCI likely to follow

Supporters of the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) needn’t worry about the Legislature’s cool reception to the unpopular regional carbon tax. If H.688. the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), passes, the TCI will become inevitable.

February 7, 2020 in TNR News.
Ericka Redic

Independent candidate Ericka Redic to run for Burlington City Council

Independent candidate Ericka Redic has announced she is running for Burlington City Council, Ward 4. She is a native Vermonter with family ties to Burlington’s New North End.

February 6, 2020 in TNR News.
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House fails to override governor’s veto of paid family leave by one vote

Democrat and Progressive lawmakers on Wednesday fell one vote short of overriding Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of a mandatory paid family leave plan that would have cost $29 million and been funded through a payroll tax on workers.

February 5, 2020 in TNR News.
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Senate to discuss public firearm carry ban soon

A Senate committee will soon consider a semi-auto public carry ban, the homeschool background check is dead, no local tax money is expected for commercial cannabis, and a CEO says a cloud tax is counterproductive.

February 5, 2020 in TNR News.

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