Debate is intensifying at the Vermont
Statehouse over legislation that would ban a certain chemical flame retardant
from furniture, cases around computers and televisions and other household goods.
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
More Vermonters have turned to food stamps to help them make ends meet, and
at the same time, the price for that food has risen faster than it has in 30
years. A state panel says a mural painted on the
side of a barn to promote the village of Bellows Falls is illegal
because it violates the state billboard ban. So lawmakers from the region tucked an exception
to the ban into a transportation bill that’s still pending in Montpelier. ..
A state panel says a mural painted on the side
of a barn to promote the village of Bellows Falls is illegal
because it violates the state billboard ban. So lawmakers from the region tucked an exception
to the ban into a transportation bill that’s still pending in Montpelier. The proposed exemption for Bellows Falls isn’t sitting well in
the agencies that enforce Vermont’s sign laws.
VPR’s Susan Keese has
more.
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Vermont has given its approval to legislation that bans the
sale of baby toys that contain a group of chemicals known as phthalates. These chemicals
are often used to make teething products and other toys for toddlers more
flexible and durable.