Vermont news

• Scott pitches plan to fund child care subsidies with new internet sales tax

  13-10-2018 01:57 via vtdigger.org
  Commissioner of the Department for Children and Families Ken Schatz speaks to reporters before Gov. Scott signs the benefits cliff bill. Photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDigger
  Gov. Phil Scott is proposing to use $7 million generated from a new tax on internet sales to boost the state’s spending on child care subsidies for Vermont families.Vermont and other states started collecting the tax when the Supreme Court voted in June to overturn a decades-old case which had barred states from reaping
  
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• Pence’s visit to Vermont totals more than $106K in expense for state

  13-10-2018 01:42 via vtdigger.org
  Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, pose with maple creemeesat the Sudbury Shoppe in Sudbury. Photo from the Sudbury Shoppe Facebook page.
  The bills are coming in and the cost of Vice President Mike Pence’s Labor Day weekend visit to Vermont already totals more than $106,000 for the state Department of Public Safety in payroll alone.
  VTDigger earlier this week requested “any and all information regarding costs and expenses to the state Department of Safety, including
  
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• Sandra Levine: Electric vehicles for Vermont

  13-10-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sandra Levine, who is a senior attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation in Montpelier.The recent Vermont Agency of Natural Resources report that revealed a startling rise in Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions highlights how much work remains for us to meet Vermont’s climate change goals. Transportation accounts for almost half of these emissions and proposed federal rollbacks of vehicle efficiency standards threaten to force pollution e
  
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• Walt Amses: Schemes of mice and men

  13-10-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: Walt Amses is a writer and former educator who lives in North Calais.
  When I initially heard about this summer’s proliferation of mice I dismissed it as old news, figuring the reference was to cowering Republicans bartering their collective soul to Donald Trump, ignoring his daily assault on the presidency in exchange for tax cuts benefitting their friends in high places and a conservative lock on the Supreme Court for the next 25 years. You can imagine my shock when I
  
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• Lucia Gagliardone: A privileged ‘right’ of innocence

  13-10-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Lucia Gagliardone, of Sharon, who is a student studying sociology and dance at Bowdoin College.Last weekend has proved to be a devastating time for the integrity and security of our highest court, as the Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to fill the vacant seat. Kavanaugh’s untouchable “right” to a presumption of innocence was central to the destructive narrative surrounding his confirmation and speaks to a broken system of justice that
  
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• Brattleboro landfill solar project commissioned

  13-10-2018 00:46 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Encore Renewable EnergyOct. 11, 2018
  Contact:Ginie [email protected](802) 861-3023
  Brattleboro Landfill Solar CommissionedClosed landfill a model of responsible solar siting
  Brattleboro, VT — The Brattleboro landfill solar project was energized on June 30, 2018 and is now producing clean, renewably generated electricity. Officials from Windham Solid Waste Management District, along with multiple towns, schools and non-profits securing financial benef
  
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• Efficiency Vermont offers weatherization rebate

  13-10-2018 00:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Efficiency VermontOct. 11, 2018
  Contact:Jeff [email protected]
  Rebates lower cost of DIY weatherization
  October 11, 2018 – Burlington, VT – Handy Vermonters who want to take steps to make their homes warmer and more affordable this winter have a new tool they can reach for; up to $100 in rebates from Efficiency Vermont for do-it-yourselfers to lower the cost of weatherization materials.
  While a comprehensive energy retrofit by a qualified contracto
  
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• Small Business Administration provides Vermont loans

  13-10-2018 00:26 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Small Business AdministrationOct. 11, 2018
  Contact:802-828-4422 ext 215
  Federal Small Business Loans Top $44 Mil in VT16% supports VT Beer, Spirits & Cider
  MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Small Business Administration supported $44,780,792 in loans to Vermont small businesses from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, the U.S. federal government’s fiscal year.
  Vermont increased its loan amount by 11 percent compared to fiscal year 2017 when it guaranteed $40,341,365 million in loa
  
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• Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley announces new president

  13-10-2018 00:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Community Health Services of Lamoille ValleyOct. 11, 2018
  Contact:Vicki [email protected]
  The board of directors of Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley (CHSLV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Scot McCray as its President and CEO.
  Rich Jacobs, chair of CHSLV ‘s Board of Directors, is clear about why Scot was chosen after a national search. “What impresses me most is Scot’s vision for community health. He brings with him
  
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• Vermont College of Fine Arts celebrates National Book Award finalists

  13-10-2018 00:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont College of Fine ArtsOct. 11, 2018
  Contact:Alastair [email protected]: (802) 828-8599
  VCFA celebrates two finalists of the 2018 National Book Awards
  Montpelier, Vt.—Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) M.T. Anderson, board member, former faculty member of the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program at VCFA and guest writer for the MFA in Writing program Terrance Hayes, have both been named finalists for the 2018 National Book Awards.
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