In an ongoing legal battle that could affect the timing, and price tag, of dismantling the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, state officials are asking federal regulators for more influence over the decommissioning process.

Last month, the company that owns Vermont Yankee presented the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with its plan for decommissioning the nuclear power plant. But Commissioner of Public Service Chris Recchia says the proposal has flaws that could delay the decommissioning process, and leave Vermont taxpayers holding a portion of the bill.

Problems continue to plague Vermont Health Connect. The Shumlin administration says it will be at least another two months before an online, automated system is in place to allow consumers to make changes to their health care policies.

And the number of people who are affected by this delay has grown dramatically in the past month.

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Can a cooperatively owned brewery inspire the same sort of customer loyalty as a food co-op?

A group of beer lovers thinks so. 

Earlier this month some Burlington area home brewers approved a set of bylaws and elected a board of directors in the first step toward establishing the Full Barrel Cooperative Brewery and Taproom.

Next comes signing up member-owners at  $100 each. Then it will be time to recruit bigger money investors.