Via The Burlington Free Press: Vermont farmers could tap into the state’s burgeoning craft beer scene under a new proposal in the House of Representatives. Rep. Bill Botzow, D-Bennington, recently introduced a bill that would create a new farm brewer’s license for Vermont farmers who want to brew beer with at least one ingredient grown…
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MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont lawmakers are considering whether to become the first state Legislature to legalize marijuana. Four states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational cannabis, but in each of those cases, it was voters at the ballot box, not lawmakers, who changed the law. Vermont could become the first state in history…
Via USAToday.com Amazon.com Inc. has barred Vermont residents and companies from earning money by referring customers to the Amazon website — a response, the company says, to a Vermont tax law. Vermonters participating in the Amazon Associates program were notified by email Tuesday of their immediate termination. Vermont is one of six states whose residents…
via Politico.com Two months ago, voters in bright-blue Vermont came within an eyelash of ousting their Democratic governor in favor of a rookie Republican businessman — and the race still isn’t over. The contest between two-term incumbent Gov. Peter Shumlin and Republican Scott Milne was so close it triggered an unusual provision of the Vermont…
No one has been hurt in the robberies, but local police and prosecutors think that — despite being the most surefire way to get caught trying to score some quick cash — bank robberies are becoming more frequent in both rural Vermont and cities such as Burlington and Rutland. Read More
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Wet, heavy snow began to fall in many parts of Vermont on Tuesday as the state prepared for difficult driving conditions and possible power outages. The Adirondack Mountains almost disappeared as a blanket of snow headed toward Burlington over Lake Champlain early Tuesday afternoon. However, snow did not immediately stick in the city. A winter…
Attorney General William Sorrell is well aware of the high stakes involved in his defense of Vermont’s labeling law for genetically modified organisms against a lawsuit by the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Across the nation, farmers, corporate executives at giant multinational food companies such as Unilever, and millions of Americans who question the health effects of…
The most ambitious upgrade to snowmaking in the history of the ski business in Vermont is in place at all 15 major resorts in the state, giving owners and managers a new measure of confidence that the 2014-15 season will be the third in a row with near record numbers of skier visits. Vermont saw…
