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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   Now, with the legislature overriding Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the Global Warming Solutions Act, the new Vermont Climate Council is in business. It has eight ex officio members from the current administration, plus 15 citizens chosen by the legislative leadership that engineered the veto override. Interestingly, three of the four legislative leaders who made those appointments are no longer with us: Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, defeated 2-1 by Gov. Scott, Sen. Tim Ashe, defeated in the Democratic primary for Lt. Gov., and Speaker Mitzi J...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MONTPELIER — One of three federal programs that pays unemployment benefits to Vermonters has been curtailed in the Green Mountain State by the U.S. Department of Labor, according to Gov. Phil Scott’s office. In a press release, Scott said the administration learned at 5:52 p.m. Friday that the Extended Benefit program, intended for unemployed workers whose standard 26-week benefits have run out, will be shut off as of Saturday, Dec. 19. Based on Vermont Department of Labor data, that will directly affect 885 people who filed in t...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   You might recall that last week, we reported the Legislative Joint Fiscal Committee turned down a number of Scott Administration proposals for reallocating more than $20 million in remaining federal coronavirus relief funds. They did so based on several concerns, including the short notice upon which the proposals were delivered, and concerns about how the money would be spent. But lawmakers including state Sen Dick Sears, D-Bennington, said they’d welcome another look. Those proposals are back, and the committee meets at 9:30 a.m. to...

Tue, 12/15/2020 - 4:03am -- tim by John McClaughry Now, with the legislature overriding Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the Global Warming Solutions Act, the new Vermont Climate Council is in business. It has eight ex officio members from the current administration, plus fifteen citizens chosen by the legislative leadership that engineered the veto override. Interestingly, three of the four legislative leaders who made those appointments are no longer with us: Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, defeated 2-1 by Gov. Scott, Sen. Tim Ashe, defeated in the Democratic primary for Lt. Gov., and Speaker Mitzi Jo...