The debate over putting a moratorium on wind energy projects
in Vermont and taken a turn. Now a bill in the Statehouse would instead give
towns a greater say in whether wind projects could be built within the town’s borders.
The leader of the Vermont House of Representatives discusses some of the thorny budget questions facing lawmakers, and the taxes that might be raised to support the state’s spending plan.
A new report from The Wilderness Society looks a range of different renewable energy sources that we might use in New England and details the impacts and consequences of each.
The death of an unarmed Thetford man last June has prompted
a state-wide discussion about the use of Tasers in Vermont and a new bill in front of the legislature.
Never use Wikipedia as a source! That’s what
high school students across the country learn when writing their term papers.
As it turns out, that attitude might be changing.
The Supreme Court of the United States will take up the question of gay marriage later this month, prompting Vermont leaders to file friend of the court briefs. We’ll look at that and other legal issues piquing the interests of Vermonters.