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The National Popular Vote bill, which passed the Vermont House of Representatives last week, was signed into law by Governor Peter Shumlin today. The National Popular Vote plan seeks to guarantee the presidency to the winner of the National Popular Vote in all 50 states.
Thousands of readers have made their choice and selected the ‘Top 125 Golf Resorts’ from around the world, in the 15th Annual Conde Nast Traveler Reader’s Poll. From St Andrews to Scottsdale the regional winners are in and Stowe Mountain Resort was named #1 Golf Resort in the Northern United States.
by Anne Galloway, www.vtdigger.org April 23, 2011 A new draft report shows that the state of Vermont could save hundreds of millions of dollars if it adopts the recommendations outlined by H.202, the health care reform bill as passed by the Vermont House of Representatives.
Governor Peter Shumlin announced today that he has made the following appointments to Vermont boards and commissions.
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Vermont Enhanced 911 Board
APPOINTED: Tom Bodett from Putney
New England Board of Higher Education
APPOINTED: Thomas Green from Montpelier
Community High School of Vermont
The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing is extending its fuel-themed tourism promotion to encourage visitors and Vermonters to explore the Green Mountain State during the spring and summer months.
The 2011 Hemmings Motor News Great Race which is coming to Vermont for the fist time in its long history has scheduled stops at Cooperstown, NY and Stratton Mountain’s Base Lodge where racers will ride the gondola up to the top of the mountain.
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) directors will consider a twenty-year power offer from Entergy to purchase electricity produced at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant at below market prices. One consideration of the proposed agreement with Entergy would require state regulatory approval for the continued operation of the plant in Vermont.
by Anne Galloway, www.vtdigger.org, April 22, 2011 House Republicans say a proposed mechanism for financing the Clean Energy Development Fund will give a solar developer who contributed large sums to Gov. Peter Shumlin’s campaign an unfair advantage.
by Anne Galloway, www.vtdigger.org, April 22, 2011 Senate discipline broke down last night. Instead of voting out a final version of the miscellaneous tax bill out and reading through the health care bill as planned, members engaged in a polite floor fight and went home early.
William T Cleary, an early leader in developing Apple Computer’s marketing programs and a pioneer in Internet-based brand development, will deliver the Commencement Address when his son Ian and the rest of St. Johnsbury Academy’s Class of 2011 graduate Monday, June 6.
The Sustainable Energy Partnership, led by the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), has been selected by the District Department of the Environment to create and operate the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) in Washington, DC.
Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBVT), the parent company of Merchants Bank, announced that its Board of Directors declared today, April 21, 2011, a dividend of 28 cents per share, payable May 19, 2011, to shareholders of record as of May 5, 2011. Merchants plans to release earnings on or about April 28, 2011.