Vermont NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Vermonters Vote in Force for Primary- August 14, 2008 In the presidential primaries Vermont saw one of the highest voter turnouts in the nation.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/vermonters-vote-in-force-for-primary?fromrss=1 University of Vermont tour touches the gold and the tarnish- August 13, 2008 A statue of Ira Allen stands at the heart of the campus green, his expression one of contemplation.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/university-of-vermont-tour-touches-the-gold-and-the-... N.Y. Enacts CO2 Rules- August 12, 2008 The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, begun in 2005 by 10 Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states in response to concerns about global climate change, is designed to cap and then reduce the amount of carbon ...http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/n-y-enacts-co2-rules?fromrss=1 Vermont's marble industry is getting new attention- August 12, 2008 An auction of 12 sculptures to be created out of marble donated by Richard and Kirsten McDonough, owners of the Norcross-West quarries in South Dorset, will be held to help raise money to complete the second ...http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/vermonts-marble-industry-is-getting-new-attention?fr... Vermont Steps Up Bridge Repair- August 11, 2008 It's been just over a year since the catastrophic Interstate 35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis that killed seventeen people.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/vermont-steps-up-bridge-repair?fromrss=1 Vt. Supreme Court refuses state's budget-cut request- August 10, 2008 The Vermont Supreme Court has refused the governor's request to cut its budget by 5 percent and instead is offering to reduce spending by about half that amount.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/vt-supreme-court-refuses-states-budget-cut-request?f... 911 response delayed by bureaucracy- August 9, 2008 A 911 dispatcher trying to find a Vermont woman being beaten to death was slowed by technical problems and a bureaucratic roadblock at Verizon Wireless, delaying emergency responders' ability to reach the ...http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/911-response-delayed-by-bureaucracy?fromrss=1 Budget cut impacts eyed by defenders- August 9, 2008 Declining state revenues are forcing across-the-board budget reductions to most state departments, but officials said some cuts, such as those to the judicial system, may prove detrimental for Vermont ...http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/budget-cut-impacts-eyed-by-defenders?fromrss=1 State Offers Engineers To Landowners For Flood Recovery- August 9, 2008 Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources is offering its engineers to help landowners, towns and contractors involved in flood recovery efforts.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/state-offers-engineers-to-landowners-for-flood-recov... Eccentricity Fuels a Revival of Vermont's River Towns- August 8, 2008 IMPROVISING At the train station in Bellows Falls, Vt., a band makes music with unconventional instruments.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/eccentricity-fuels-a-revival-of-vermonts-river-towns... |