Vermont News

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas said he's against a proposal to allow up to five dispensaries to be set up around the state for medical marijuana.

With daylight Friday a helicopter is joining the search for two missing skiers at the Crystal Mountain resort on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park.

Since I launched my "Jobs Tour" in Rutland on Jan. 13, I have traveled all over Vermont, listening to what employers tell me Montpelier should do to help keep the jobs we have, restore the jobs we've lost and add the jobs we need.

Vermont Governor James Douglas addresses a news conference with Quebec Premier Jean Charest.

Vermont has more school boards than it does towns, an oddity of its one-room schoolhouse past that spotlights what some believe is a cumbersome and inefficient system of school governance.

VERNON - A small robot looking for the source of a radioactive leak at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is stuck in the mud.

Sen. Douglas Racine unveiled his long-awaited health care reform bill Tuesday, a proposal that would pave a path toward a state-financed system that covers all Vermonters regardless of income.

Vowing to tackle partisan gridlock in Montpelier and get affordable high-speed Internet to all corners of Vermont, Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz - one of five Democrats hoping to succeed Republican Gov.

Vermont's state revenue was significantly short of its target for February, raising new concerns about the state's economy and fiscal outlook.

In Republican Gov. James Douglas' world, some jobs are more important than others.

The old saying, 'you get what you pay for' has long been understood. If it were not, iPhones, and 42-inch plasma TV's would be gathering dust on the shelves of stores.

Vermont state officials have scheduled an emergency hearing on allegations that a nursing home director interfered with medical care, failed to keep records or adequate supplies on hand and attempted to intimidate her staff.

Police say a ticket sales clerk at Vermont's Jay Peak ski area has been charged with felony embezzlement.

Trial is underway for a Vermont man charged with first-degree murder in connection with the beating death of his landlord.

Governor Jim Douglas is leading a delegation of Vermont business leaders on a trip to Quebec later this week.

Vermont Health officials praised their response Thursday to the recent Swine Flu outbreak.

Vermont state law gives people the right to see public records concerning matters conducted by public bodies.

The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.

With a few exceptions such as Twinfield, which educates students from Marshfield and Plainfield, few school budgets appear to have gone down.

Vermont lawmakers have scheduled a final vote next week on a bill that would grant anonymity to donors who give to the University of Vermont or other public colleges.