By Kirk Carapezza Eighteen months after Tropical Storm Irene, the Vermont House has passed a bill that aims to help towns protect against future floods. The measure approved this morning would require municipal and regional planning commissions to plan for future flood resiliency as part of their plans. Cities and towns continue to debate whether [...]

By Kirk Carapezza As cities and towns debate whether to rebuild in a smarter, safer way or buyback properties and leave them undeveloped in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, a bill moving through the Vermont House would require that local governments plan for future flood resiliency. Rep. David Deen, D-Westminster, is the lead sponsor [...]

By Kirk Carapezza As lawmakers turn their attention to climate change this week, business leaders and farmers were at the Statehouse Wednesday morning to talk about how it affects their operations and their bottom lines. Joe Fusco, the vice president of Casella Waste Systems, said the solid waste company sees climate change as part of [...]

In lieu of a traditional inaugural ball, Gov. Peter Shumlin hosted an open house Thursday night at the Statehouse to benefit ongoing Tropical Storm Irene recovery efforts. Vermont Irene Recovery Officer Sue Minter reports that the more casual event brought in $100,000 for the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund through ‘Vermont Strong’ license plate sales and [...]

In the lingering wake of a devastating storm and a protracted recession, Gov. Peter Shumlin used his second inaugural address Thursday to lay out a plan to bolster Vermont’s economy by improving its educational system. Shortly after taking the oath for his second two-year term, Shumlin said he was diverging from a long-held tradition and [...]