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Scott vetoes bill regulating children’s toxic exposures
Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott on Monday vetoed legislation designed to give the commissioner of health more authority to regulate toxic chemicals in children’s...
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Industry, government and power providers hash over future energy costs,...
Lt. Gov. Phil Scott spoke during the 93rd annual Associated Industries of Vermont meeting at the Capitol Plaza Hotel In Montpelier on Tuesday. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger Some of the state’s...
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Business group targets energy efficiency surcharge on electric bills
Bill Driscoll, vice president of Associated Industries of Vermont. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger The state’s energy efficiency program is costing more than it saves, according to William Driscoll,...
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Efficiency Vermont looks to expand services to heat pumps, electric cars
An electric vehicle charging station near the state capitol in Montpelier. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger Some lawmakers were caught off guard when the state’s energy efficiency utility pitched a plan...
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State WARN Act would require notice before mass layoffs
Employers planning layoffs in Vermont would be subject to new state notification requirements, under legislation going to a preliminary Senate vote this week. A bill under consideration closely...
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Business outlook neutral to mildly optimistic
For the second quarter in a row, a majority of Vermont business leaders expressed mild optimism about the state’s business climate, according to the latest Business Conditions Survey of Vermont...
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Businesses and labor unions spar over proposed delay in unemployment tax hike
Sen. Michael Sirotkin, D-Chittenden, in the Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier in January 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
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