Besides, the short-term gain isn't worth the potential long-term pain of having a groundless case thrown out of court. I suspect that Sorrell has a lot of evidence on his side. If so, this could do some damage to Dubie's carefully constructed image as...

Langemeier of Schuyler, chairman of the Natural Resources Committee and a supporter of the amendment, said it would not throw out the state's ability to charge for permits. He said he is willing to review the language with Lathrop to see if it needs to...

We've worked diligently with our Chambers behind the scenes and just at a lower key level, and we've done everything we could've." She described the impact of the cutbacks on Fort Worth's revenue as "significant" but "a very small piece of our total...

Wright recently held a $500-a-head fundraiser at Halvorson's restaurant in Burlington headlined by former governor Jim Douglas. As for outside money, Wright has accepted one donation from outside Vermont: a check for $127.43 from Matt Gardi, a native...

As a legislator, Zuckerman sponsored the Farmer Protection Act to shield Vermont growers from just such lawsuits. It passed the House and Senate in 2006, but was cut down by former governor Jim Douglas’s veto pen. Zuckerman says that the issue of...

"It would have placed responsibility for cross-pollination with seed manufacturers like Monsanto." The legislation passed the House and Senate but was vetoed by Gov. Jim Douglas in 2006. Zuckerman is the sole Vermont farmer plaintiff in the case,...