By Kirk Carapezza The entire F-35 fighter jet fleet has been grounded after a crack was found on an engine blade. The Defense Department announced late Friday afternoon that inspectors discovered the crack during a routine inspection of a jet at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It said the grounding is precautionary while F-35s [...]
VPR News Blog
From Vermont Public Radio
February
22 2013
EPA: Vermont’s Efforts Will Be Recognized In Lake Cleanup Plan
By Kirk Carapezza The Environmental Protection Agency is urging the Vermont Legislature to set tougher limits for the main pollutant that harms Lake Champlain. The culprit is phosphorus – a nutrient that has fueled the toxic algae blooms that have plagued the lake in recent years. The EPA’s advice to lawmakers comes as the federal [...]
February
22 2013
Hartford to Get Tough on Guns This Town Meeting?
By Amy Kolb Noyes Some of Vermont’ s Town Meetings will focus on national issues this year. Town Meeting voters in Hartford are being asked to send a unified message to lawmakers regarding tougher gun laws. Hartford holds town meeting balloting throughout the day on Tuesday, March 5, in addition to holding an annual town [...]
February
21 2013
Monkton Town Meeting Voters to Consider Natural Gas Pipeline Restrictions
By Amy Kolb Noyes The Monkton Selectboard will be looking to voters on Town Meeting Day for support in standing up against a natural gas pipeline proposed in Addison County. Vermont Gas is seeking regulatory approval for its Addison Natural Gas Project. The project consists of approximately 43 miles of new transmission pipeline, five miles [...]
February
21 2013
Legislators Elect New Leader of Vermont National Guard
By Kirk Carapezza The Vermont National Guard has a new leader. Brig. Gen. Steven Cray of Essex Junction has been elected as the next adjutant general to lead members of the Vermont Army and Air National Guard. Cray defeated three other candidates: Col. Michael Bullock, Col. Darryl Ducharme and South Burlington attorney and F-35 critic [...]
February
21 2013
Fewer Towns Mailing Annual Reports
By Amy Kolb Noyes Seed catalogs and the annual town report – those are the signs of spring I receive in my mailbox toward the end of every winter. There are others – bathing suit catalogs, Valentines Day cards, and my semi-annual car insurance bill – but it’s the seed catalogs and the town report [...]
February
21 2013
Legislature to Elect Vermont National Guard Leader
By Kirk Carapezza As defense cuts loom large in Washington, the Legislature on Thursday will elect the next senior uniformed officer of the Vermont National Guard. The Vermont House and Senate will meet in joint session beginning at 10:30 Thursday morning to vote on the adjutant general responsible for training and equipping members of the [...]
February
20 2013
Keeping Main Street Relevant
By Steve Zind A piece by Kaid Benfield of the Natural Resources Defense Council titled “Are Main Streets A Thing Of The Past? Is That OK? has prompted some discussion among people concerned with the vitality of downtowns. Benfield observes that, “a lot of once-thriving, literal Main Streets are now dead or hanging by a [...]
February
18 2013
Warning Watch Part III: Town Meeting Day 2013
Vermont’s town meetings get underway in just a couple of weeks. VPR has been watching the warnings to find important, interesting, and sometimes quirky local issues being raised in Vermont communities. Find them on Twitter using #publicpost from Amy Kolb Noyes on Twitter. And tweet any interesting items coming up at your town meeting @AmyKolbNoyes. [...]
February
15 2013
Report Says 76% Of Vt. Small Businesses Have No Employees
According to a new report from the Small Business Administration the vast majority of the state’s business are operated and staffed by a single owner. The largest concentration of these businesses is in the construction trades, followed by professional, scientific and technical services. Most of the businesses have fewer than 20 employees, but a ‘small [...]
Supported By
Kirk Carapezza, Vermont Legislature
Kirk blogs from the statehouse as part of VPR's news team in the capital. Follow Kirk on Twitter @kirkcarapezza and on VPR.net.
Vermont Legislature
Steve Zind, The Vermont Economy
Senior Reporter Steve Zind reports on the impact of jobs and the economy on Vermont. Follow Steve on Twitter and his reporting on The Vermont Economy at VPR.net.
The Vermont Economy
Amy Noyes, Public Post
Amy Kolb Noyes is VPR's Public Post reporter, using Vermont city and town government documents to source and research news stories and trends. Follow Amy on Twitter and at Public Post.