President Joe Biden has appointed Vermont Gov. Phil Scott to a two-year term on
the Council of Governors, a group of 10 state executives that works with the
U.S. president on matters relating to national security, disaster response and
recovery and the National Guard.
The battery powered version of the bestselling Ford pickup truck will travel an
estimated 300 miles on a single charge with a base price tag of $40,000.
The plan will outline how Vermont, by 2025, can reduce greenhouse gas pollution
to 26% below 2005 levels, with strategies to keep the percentage falling through
2050.
The Vermont House of Representatives made quick work Wednesday morning of
overriding Gov. Phil Scott’s vetoes to charter changes that would allow
noncitizens to vote in local elections in Montpelier and Winooski.
A 38-page report outlines how OneCare Vermont has missed Medicaid financial targets while receiving a large portion of its operating costs from the state government.
The Covid-19 to-go liquor sales may continue on, as lawmakers have shown interest in permanently changing the state’s liquor laws. And sports betting could be next.
Corporations and nonprofits spent $3.9 million lobbying legislators during the first four months of the year, compared to $4.4 million at an equivalent point in time two years ago.