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Audit finds Vermont failed to complete steps to reduce risk from natural disasters such as flooding
Vermont has failed to complete many actions in its five-year hazard mitigation plan aimed at reducing the risk from natural disasters such as flooding, according to a new report from the state auditor's office. The plan is developed by Vermont Emergency Management every five years...
Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projects
LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendum are ways a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to pay for projects to protect New Jersey from the next big...
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...
