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Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly pouring water in her colleague's bag
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker from Vermont has apologized for repeatedly pouring water into a Democratic colleague's bag, after he caught her doing it on video. State Rep. Mary Morrissey publicly apologized to state Rep. Jim Carroll, colleagues and the citizens...
Vermont governor vetoes data privacy bill, saying state would be most hostile to businesses
Vermont’s governor has vetoed a broad data privacy bill that would have been one of the strongest in the country to crack down on companies’ use of online personal data by letting consumers file civil lawsuits against companies that break certain privacy rules. Republican Gov....
Vermont State Police say a trooper shot and killed man in a struggle over a sawed-off shotgun
ORANGE, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police have released new details about the circumstances that led a trooper to shoot a man outside of a home in Orange. The trooper was responding to a request for a welfare check Wednesday when he encountered a man who appeared to be unconscious...
Medical pot user who lost job after drug test takes case over unemployment to Vermont Supreme Court
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he had used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he should not have been denied a portion of his state unemployment benefits. Ivo...
Delaware lawmakers OK bill enabling board of political appointees to oversee hospital budgets
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The state House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill aimed at curtailing the increase in health care costs in Delaware by establishing a state board with authority to impose budgets on the state’s largest hospitals. The legislation passed the House on a...
Vermont governor vetoes bill to restrict pesticide that is toxic to bees, saying it's anti-farmer
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Republican Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators, saying the legislation “is more anti-farmer than it is pro-pollinator.” The bill would have banned uses of...
Vermont Legislature adjourns session focused on property taxes, housing, climate change
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Legislature adjourned early Saturday, ending a session focused on housing, climate change and addressing soaring property taxes. Republican Gov. Phil Scott is expected to veto a number of the Democrat-controlled legislature's bills as the two...
