Last week the Vermont Senate passed legislation to bring necessary consumer protections to the rent-to-own industry. The bill passed on a unanimous voice vote and now heads to the House of Representatives. These businesses rent out home goods such as couches, refrigerators and televisions to consumers at a premium price, giving consumers the ability to …
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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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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 …
Vermont received a grade of A- on government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money 2014: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” the fifth annual report of its kind by the Vermont Public Interest Research Group the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund.
After a long journey, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 3 late Friday night in favor of the Toxic-Free Families Act (S.239), and the bill is now headed to the Governor’s desk. Vermont’s bill is viewed by many as the nation’s strongest toxic chemical reform legislation.
After years of hard work and dedicated action Vermont’s GMO labeling Bill has passed both the House and Senate! Today members of the VT House of representatives voted 114 to 30 to concur with the Senate version of the bill and to pass H.112. This nation leading “no strings attached” GMO labeling policy now heads to Governor …
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 …
VT Senate officially passes Vermont’s GMO labeling bill (H.112) 28 to 2! Read More »
The Vermont state Senate voted 17-11 today to support legislation that will provide significant new protections against exposure to toxic chemicals in consumer products.
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 …
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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