On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced legislation to wipe out every dollar of student loan debt in the United States, eliminating it for roughly 45 million Americans.
The next Statehouse session is half a year away, but Vermonters who oppose a carbon tax staged a protest Sunday to tell lawmakers in advance they are ready to fight carbon tax legislation.
When Gov. Mario Cuomo of New York signed legislation on June 17 granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, some Vermonters wondered if Vermont would follow suit. In fact, illegal immigrants have been driving legally in Vermont since Jan. 1, 2014.
“This is a residential neighborhood, always has been a residential neighborhood, lot of kids, lot of pets, lot of small pets. The property in question is basically becoming a barnyard. There are barnyard smells like a leach field five out of the seven days a week.”
A new report on which states are best and worst for military members to consider for retirement ranks Vermont among the worst states.
At Dover Town Hall on Thursday, Scott signed into law H.513, saying it “increases funding to the Connectivity Initiative, which provides access to internet services in unserved or underserved areas.”
Every New England state is among the top 10 most expensive. Consumers want to know: why is that? The real cost driver isn’t the cost of the electricity itself — yet, anyway.
Vermonters are taking a cautious approach to the use of Roundup after the Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that the prime chemical ingredient does not cause cancer.
This week Gov. Phil Scott signed into law a health insurance mandate that does not include a penalty for those who don’t purchase health insurance. That’s good news for many Vermonters and health care sharing ministries.
The nation’s newest plastic bag ban was signed into law Monday by Gov. Phil Scott, making Vermont yet another state with questionable restrictions on popular bags, straws and stirrers.
Gov. Phil Scott said he signed the $6.1 billion state budget because it meets major priorities while limiting spending increases to same as wage growth in Vermont.
There are a few remaining battles against forced school mergers across the state, even as the July 1 deadline quickly approaches just weeks away. One such community fighting back is the Windham district.