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Archive of Vermont on Thursday July 02, 2009
VT: Vt income tax revenues saw 5th-biggest decline in first third
A new national study finds that Vermont's income tax revenues dropped more sharply than those of all but four other states in the first four months of this year. Read More
VT: Smokers wince at tax increase
Cigarettes in Vermont cost a quarter more a pack and $2.50 more a carton, and the 6 percent state sales tax applies for the first time to liquor, all the result of legislation that took effect Wednesday. Liquor? No big deal, beverage store proprietors said. Cigarettes? That's another story. Read More
Stimulus eases community college troubles
States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system. Read More
Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds
States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes. Read More
VT: Census: Vermont's population rises grudgingly
Vermont's overall population ticked up slightly; five of the state's eight largest municipalities are in Chittenden County; and the population in the state's southern counties continues to dwindle. Read More
VT: Vt Guard to build new training center in Jericho
The Vermont National Guard on Thursday will break ground on a training facility at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Guard officials said. Read More
VT: Recession battering state coffers
Rising unemployment rates, battered investment portfolios and declining corporate profits have taken an alarming toll on income-tax revenue paid to Vermont. Read More
VT: State senator runs for lieutenant governor
State Sen. Edward Flanagan is running for lieutenant governor. Read More
VT: Vt. begins taxing digital downloads
Did you pay to download a song, book or movie this week? You may have to pay sales tax on it. Read More
VT: Vt. air comparatively clean, could be cleaner
Vermont's air quality is better than that in many parts of the United States, but could be better still. Read More
VT: N.H. among states hit by E. coli in beef
WASHINGTON — At least 12 people, two of them suffering kidney failure, have been hospitalized in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef suspected of having sickened people in nine states, federal health officials said Wednesday. Read More
US: Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes
More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes. Read More
US: Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state
WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. Read More |
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