Release: Amtrak to resume partial service
Amtrak will resume operation of Acela Express and Northeast Regional trains on a modified schedule with reduced frequencies between New York and Boston on Wednesday, Jan. 28. A full schedule of...
View ArticleRelease: Public Service Department issues energy comparison
The Vermont Public Service Department has released its benchmarking comparison of electric energy efficiency program performance in Vermont with performance of programs in eight other states. The...
View ArticleRelease: Unsnarling from the snowstorm
Maintenance forces of the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) are beginning to wind down operations as the effects of the Nor’easter diminish from south to north. As anticipated, most of the snow...
View ArticleRelease: Stuart named deputy banking commissioner
Cynthia Stuart has been named deputy commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation’s Banking Division, Commissioner Susan L. Donegan announced today. Stuart has more than 18 years of...
View ArticleRelease: Leahy questions DEA policy
In a letter sent to Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) questioned the Drug Enforcement...
View ArticleRelease: Sanders’ solar bill blocked by GOP
Senate Republicans today shot down a proposal by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to help install up to 10 million solar power systems for homes and businesses in the coming decade. Rebates for solar...
View ArticleRelease: Vermont second in financial security, report states
Vermont leads most states in financial security of residents, according to a report released today by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). The report also finds that Vermont is in the...
View ArticleRelease: US Forest Service releases new snowmobiling rule
The U.S. Forest Service has released the final policy rule for managing snowmobile and other “over-snow” vehicle use on national forests and grasslands. As directed by court order, the policy requires...
View ArticleRelease: Disaster declaration approved
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2015 Vermont Federal Disaster Declaration Approved MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin today announced that President Barack Obama has signed a major disaster declaration...
View ArticleRelease: Leahy reintroduces online privacy bill
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday was joined by a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators to introduce legislation to modernize the nation’s electronic...
View Article
