Members of the Vermont House are voting today on how to pay
for roads and bridges; advocates say the state needs to do more to expand
health care to Vermonters who can’t afford it; Sen. Patrick Leahy is taking on
the Department of Homeland Security again about identification requirements at U.S.
borders.
The Department of Homeland Security says it’s trying to make borders more secure with its “Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative”. But to many Vermonters and Canadians, the new law stands for daily headaches and long-term worries.
Today in Newport, Senator Patrick Leahy chaired a Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue.
Debating the statewide property tax; Vermont’s two largest power companies say they need to be able to change their rates when their own costs for
electricity rise or fall; The federal Department of Homeland Security is creating 300 new jobs in Vermont; A new research initiative that’s focused on Lake Champlain and its tributaries has been awarded a six-point-seven million dollar grant; Members of the U.S. House are asking the FCC to review the proposed sale of Verizon’s telephone land lines in the three
states; Enthusiasts of four-legged power gather this weekend at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds; and commentator Frank Bryan on the end of September being a time for reflection.
Vermont farmers will be among those targeted by the Homeland Security Department when it begins cracking down on employers who hire illegal immigrants.