Vermont

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Uncertainty grows on Vermont Yankee future

AP News 16 days ago

Missed deadline means uncertainty grows on Vermont nuclear plant's future A key Vermont lawmaker says he thinks there's still a possibility the Legislature will vote this coming session on whether to extend the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's license. That word from Rep. ...

Fire strikes historic Vt. general store _ again

AP News 17 days ago

In tiny Putney, Vt., fire destroys general store that was rising from ashes When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried. The creaky wooden building where locals arrived for coffee, hardware and gossip, ...

Vt. slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment

AP News 17 days ago

USDA: Vermont slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment, cited 3 times earlier this year A Vermont slaughterhouse ordered closed Friday after video showed calves kicked, shocked and cut while conscious had its operating license suspended three times earlier this year for similar conduct. ...

Children direct certified for school lunches

AP News 18 days ago

Children direct certified for school lunches The following is the percent of school-aged children from households receiving food stamps who were directly certified for free or reduced priced lunches by schools in 2008-2009. Percentages above 100 percent are possible because some school ...

Humane Society urges new U.S. rules for veal calves

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 18 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department should tighten regulations for the transport and slaughter of veal calves to ensure they are not treated cruelly, the Humane Society of the United States said on Monday. The group petitioned the USDA to expand ...

Vermont meat plant shut after USDA views footage

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 21 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department and the Vermont state agriculture agency said they pulled operating licenses on Friday for a Vermont slaughter plant after viewing footage of mistreated veal calves. The footage was from the Humane Society of the United ...

3-state meeting slated to discuss FairPoint woes

AP News 22 days ago

Legislators from 3 northern New England states to discuss FairPoint bankruptcy Legislators and other officials from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have scheduled a meeting with FairPoint Communications' representatives to discuss the company's bankruptcy proceedings. FairPoint filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ...

Health Care Overhaul Rove Dean

AP News 24 days ago

Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to former President George W. Bush, left, and Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, answer questions at a news conference before a debate on ...

Vt. testimony sharply divided on free drug samples

AP News 24 days ago

Drug samples: Marketing ploy or boon to needy patients? Testimony is divided in Vermont Medical practitioners on Tuesday presented ardent as well as disparate views to a Vermont state panel reviewing the merits of free medicine samples provided at doctors' offices. Curbing ...

Bats reintroduced into Vermont caves hit by fungus

AP News 24 days ago

Researchers reintroduce healthy bats at 2 Vermont caves hit hard by mysterious fungus Wildlife biologists studying a mysterious fungus killing off hundreds of thousands of bats around America want to find out if they can repopulate caves decimated by the disease. Researchers ...

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