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Shumlin Defends Decision To Fill Supreme Court Seat Before Leaving Office

Gov. Peter Shumlin is defending his decision to fill a vacancy on the Vermont Supreme Court before he leaves office at the beginning of January. Shumlin says it's clear that the Vermont Constitution gives him this authority.

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VSC Trustees Approve Merger Of Johnson And Lyndon State Colleges

By Amy Kolb Noyes • 12 minutes ago

At its board meeting Thursday morning, the Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees voted unanimously to unify Johnson and Lyndon State Colleges into one school with "two distinctive campuses," starting in July 2018.

Governor Shumlin Live

By Bob Kinzel & Ric Cengeri • 13 minutes ago

Governor Peter Shumlin has three months left in his final term in charge. But he still has some thoughts on the direction the state should take on key issues.

State Will Cover $2 Million Engineering Design For PFOA Fix

By Howard Weiss-Tisman • 17 minutes ago

The state now says it will pay for the engineering plans to extend municipal waterlines to homes in Bennington contaminated with PFOA.

Before Refugees Come To Rutland, What Has To Happen?

By Mitch Wertlieb & Liam Connors • 59 minutes ago

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The city of Rutland received word on Wednesday that it would be the newest site for refugee resettlement in Vermont. The city is expected to welcome 100 refugees, mostly from Syria, beginning in mid-December or early January.

State Gets Green Light To Overhaul Health Care Payment System

By Bob Kinzel • 18 hours ago

The Shumlin administration has won preliminary approval from the federal government to change the way health care providers are paid, from a system that reimburses for specific procedures to one that pays based on patient outcomes.

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