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Vermont Business Magazine The ACLU has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court on behalf of a Vermont couple who were prosecuted following an August 2018 “roving patrol” stop by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Jay, Vermont. In State v. Lena-Butterfield & Walker-Brazie, the Court will be asked to determine whether a person can be convicted on state charges based on evidence federal agents obtained in a manner that violated the protections afforded by Article 11 of the Vermont Constitution.
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Vermont Business Magazine The US economy may be expanding, but it’s taking the low road to growth that undermines wellbeing and may cause economic challenges in the future, according a new study published online in the Cambridge Journal of Economics that centers on the way different countries have responded to the growth of women in the labor force.
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Vermont Business Magazine In summer 2020, New Breed will be moving to the new Hula lakeside campus in Burlington. New Breed's new 11,175-square-foot office space will include both indoor and outdoor workspaces and is only 125 steps from the shore of Lake Champlain. New Breed is currently located in the Champlain Mill in Winooski.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Honorable Jean Charest, former Deputy Prime Minister and Premier of Québec, will keynote the 2020 Vermont Economic Conference. Charest, one of Canada's best known political figures, initiated the negotiation for the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement and worked closely with Vermont Governor Jim Douglas to strengthen trade relationships between Vermont, Canada, and Québec.
Every day, the national news is focused on trade wars, changing tariffs, and the debate over USMCA, creating a level of uncertainty that amplifies instability for businesses and consumers. Yet, in Vermont, we are fortunate to have a strong relationship with Canada and partnerships with our Québec neighbors leading to enhanced cross-border trade and commerce in business, industry, and tourism.
Registration is Open for the Vermont Economic Conference
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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) on Tuesday announced several key victories for Vermont in the fiscal year 2020 appropriations agreement reached late Monday. The $1.4 trillion bipartisan, bicameral agreement rejects the devastating and shortsighted cuts proposed by President Trump, and it makes historic investments in the American people and working families. The agreement took shape late last week when Chairman Shelby, Vice Chairman Leahy, House Chairwoman Lowey, and House Ranking Member Granger met in Leahy’s Capitol office, mirroring the same successful negotiation earlier this year between the four that ended the longest partial government shutdown in American history.
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by Darren Springer & Rebecca Towne There is rightfully a groundswell of discussion about how Vermont can make meaningful progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the face of the climate emergency. Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES) provides an important framework for how to reduce emissions and fossil fuel consumption. RES is not limited to the electric utility space, but is also beginning to make meaningful changes in the challenging areas of heating and transportation which are the source of more Vermont carbon emissions and need our focused effort.
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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s electric utilities are letting customers across Vermont know they can now save up to $15,000 when they buy or lease new all electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) thanks to new Vermont state rebates that can be combined with utility rebates and federal tax credits. One of the biggest barriers to making the switch to cleaner driving is the upfront cost of a new vehicle, and new state rebates of up to $5,000 aim to help middle- and low-income Vermonters switch to cleaner driving with electric vehicles.
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Vermont Business Magazine Today Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos announced the list of candidates who have qualified to appear on the ballot for the 2020 Presidential Primary Elections. In order to appear on the ballot candidates must file a petition, signed by 1,000 registered Vermont voters, with the Vermont Secretary of State.
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Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging (SVCOA) today announced its 2019 service results in conjunction with the release of its 2019 annual report. Key outcomes include over 215,000 meals served and nearly 12,000 case management and option counseling hours provided to older Vermonters.
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Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Medical Center will keep the operating rooms at its Fanny Allen campus in Colchester closed through the month of January while staff and outside experts continue to investigate the cause of two air quality incidents, in October and November. Planned surgeries will continue to be rescheduled.
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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Vermont joined other New England and mid-Atlantic states, along with Washington, DC, in issuing a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI). According to the Vermont Natural Resources Council, the TCI is modeled on the successful Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) that Vermont joined under the Douglas Administration, the draft MOU outlines a proposed framework for TCI that would reduce carbon pollution in the transportation sector by placing a cap on emissions from fossil fuel companies and using revenue raised to help participating states invest in cleaner transportation options like public transit, electric buses and cars, park-and-rides, sidewalks and bike infrastructure, and more.
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Vermont Business Magazine Today the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) is supposed to unveil its draft memorandum of understanding that, if adopted, would create what is essentially a regional carbon tax on motor fuels throughout thirteen Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. According to the Ethan Allen Institute, the hit to Vermont drivers could be as high as an extra 18 cents per gallon for gasoline and diesel, and that’s just to start. The added cost to motor fuels would increase every year with the intent of making it so economically painful to use these fuels customers will be compelled to abandon them – whether or not viable alternatives exist as replacements. This is a cruel policy.