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Government Operations Committee Passes Bill to Expand Access to Dental Care

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This week the Government Operations Committee voted 4-1 to pass legislation to allow mid-level dental providers (called dental therapists) to expand the dental team in Vermont. The Committee took testimony a wide range of stakeholders including advocates, and oral health professionals from across the country. Some of the most compelling testimony came on Tuesday afternoon …

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2014 VPIRG Legislative Accomplishments

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VPIRG took on some of the nation’s most powerful corporate interests in the 2014 legislative session, and we won! From landmark legislation requiring GMO foods to be labeled to expanding opportunities for Vermont families to go solar, this was an incredible year. We also helped to pass a new law that will help protect kids …

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VT Senate officially passes Vermont’s GMO labeling bill (H.112) 28 to 2!

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Following initial approval, the Senate has officially passed Vermont’s GMO labeling bill (H.112) 28 to 2! Click here to view the final vote results and see how your Senator voted! This historic vote moves Vermont ever closer to becoming the first state to require labels on the GMO foods. Again, the bill will now head …

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VT Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Net Metering

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The Vermont Senate voted 28-0 to update the state’s net metering law, which allows Vermonters to go renewable and offset their electric bills in return. Net metering works, and is a big part of why Vermont is 9th in the nation in installed solar power per capita, and solar is more affordable and easier to …

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Victory for Solar– S.191 voted down on Senate floor

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Last week the Vermont Senate voted 21-8 against a bill that would have made it more difficult to build solar in the state. S.191 would have restricted the ability of homeowners, businesses, farmers, municipalities, and schools to go solar. This vote came just days after the Senate voted 28-0 to expand net metering – the …

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