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State capital: Montpelier
Entered Union: March 4, 1791
Population: 621,394 (2004 estimate)
Area 9,250 sq mi. (23,958 sq km)
Governor: Jim Douglas (Republican)
U.S. Representatives: 1
State nicknames: Green Mountain State

Vermont Headlines

  • The Nation magazine lauds Sanders as top progressive

  • Douglas ponders permit reform

  • Landlords recieve lead-compliance notices

  • VY spokesman: Talks on future power deal still on

  • Vermont gets high grade in care for seriously ill

  • Along with new focus, Food Stamps get new name

  • State first in N.E. to require gas scores

  • Gov. Douglas names expanded Food Stamp program

  • Yankee: No new deal for utilities

  • Police: Device found had bomb components

  • Vermonters ante up for Obama's big day

  • Prosecutors, sheriffs to cut pay

  • State recommends tax rate

  • Ellis Block, movie theater to receive emergency funds

  • Growers cheery as winter farmers' markets swell

  • A Christmas-time tradition that's for the birds

  • Vermont wins emergency food and shelter assistance

  • 15 killings on high side of Vt. average

  • Vermont Lawmakers Consider Early-Session Lull

  • ACLU, others back state in Brillon case

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    The Nation magazine lauds Sanders as top progressive

    <p>He may only be one out of a hundred, but Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders is the most vital voice on progressive issues in the U.S. Senate, according to The Nation magazine.</p>

    Douglas ponders permit reform

    <p>Five years after an effort to streamline Vermont's process for regulating land use, Gov.</p>

    Landlords recieve lead-compliance notices

    <p>Some of Rutland's largest landlords have been put on notice - it's time to comply with lead-based paint laws.</p>

    VY spokesman: Talks on future power deal still on

    <p>MONTPELIER - A Vermont Yankee nuclear plant official said Saturday that negotiations on a future deal to sell power to the state's retail utilities remained under way, despite indications they may have reached ...</p>

    Vermont gets high grade in care for seriously ill

    <p>Vermonters with chronic illnesses have the best access to palliative care programs in the country, a new report says.</p>

    Along with new focus, Food Stamps get new name

    <p>Say goodbye to "Food Stamps." Say hello to "3Squares VT." The well-known Food Stamp program got a new updated name Friday, and Vermont Gov.</p>

    State first in N.E. to require gas scores

    <p>When Vermont new car shoppers start looking at 2010 models they will see an easy-to-read label showing the vehicle's greenhouse gas emissions.</p>

    Gov. Douglas names expanded Food Stamp program

    <p>BERLIN - In a kick-off event to mark the expansion of the Food Stamp program, Governor Jim Douglas today unveiled a new name for the Vermont program -- 3Squares VT.</p>

    Yankee: No new deal for utilities

    <p>The owners of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have decided not to offer a new power contract to the state's utilities, saying the current one is sufficient.</p>

    Police: Device found had bomb components

    <p>Vermont State Police say they've defused a suspicious device in the town of Barton, but troopers say the motive and danger posed by the device are unclear.</p>

    Vermonters ante up for Obama's big day

    <p>Vermonters are kicking in to help pay for the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.</p>

    Prosecutors, sheriffs to cut pay

    <p>Vermont's elected prosecutors and sheriffs who make more than $60,000 a year are agreeing to 5 percent pay cuts to help the state weather the tough economic times.</p>

    State recommends tax rate

    <p>Contact Terri Hallenbeck at 651-4887 or thallenb@bfp.burlingtonfreepress.com . A last-minute letter from Tax Commissioner Tom Pelham halted a lawsuit just before it was due to go to court Tuesday.</p>

    Ellis Block, movie theater to receive emergency funds

    <p>In this file photo, characters from 'The Simpsons' pose with series creator Matt Groening on the day of the premiere of 'The Simpsons Movie' at the town's movie theater.</p>

    Growers cheery as winter farmers' markets swell

    <p>The snow might be piling up in Vermont, but farmers are still selling their produce.</p>

    A Christmas-time tradition that's for the birds

    <p>It's a Christmas time tradition dating to 1900, and it has nothing to do with Jesus or Santa.</p>

    Vermont wins emergency food and shelter assistance

    <p>At a time of growing demands, Vermont emergency food and shelter programs were awarded $329,767 to help feed and shelter the hungry and homeless, Sens.</p>

    15 killings on high side of Vt. average

    <p>August was a lethal month, but the number of Vermonters murdered in 2008 was about average.</p>

    Vermont Lawmakers Consider Early-Session Lull

    <p>Vermont lawmakers are considering a staggered start to the session -- an organizational week, followed by a break while fiscal news is awaited from Washington.</p>

    ACLU, others back state in Brillon case

    <p>The American Civil Liberties Union, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a group of retired state court judges have filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Vermont Supreme ...</p>


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