Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed expanding community health centers as a step toward national health care reform; during town meeting next week, one central Vermont town will vote whether to reopen a small hydroelectric dam;
A Vermont Yankee executive says the company will soon reopen negotiations with the state’s major utilities for a power contract after 2012; more than 150 people attended an emotional meeting in Rutland last night to decide the future of the Chaffee Art Center;
Wind energy advocates want the Douglas Administration to lift its wind ban on large scale wind projects on state land; energy consultant tells lawmakers that Vermont has electricity choices other than the Vermont Yankee power plant; more…
Patrick Leahy plans a hearing later this week on President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Eric Holder to be attorney general; Vermont Yankee says one of the leaks at the nuclear power plant has been fixed;
Opponents say the latest problems at Vermont Yankee have given them new grounds for arguing that the nuclear power plant should close; in Bennington, more than $1,000 in damage was done to a former school building during a burglary;
A new report concludes that Vermont Yankee can operate past it’s license; the Winooski River has receded, but officials are still watching an ice jam in Montpelier; Unicel will take over AT &T’s Vermont assets in January; more…