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Police from Vermont, Quebec coordinate efforts - Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:41 -0700
JAY, Vt. (AP) — While they work in different countries, the Vermont State Police and their Canadian counterpart in Quebec can be only a few miles apart, separated by international boundary lines but still affected by the same outbreak of crime or natural disaster.        

Vermont House passes aid-in-dying bill - Mon, 13 May 2013 21:46:20 -0700
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont House approved a measure Monday night that would allow doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives.        

Vermont Sues Patent Owner Under Consumer Protection Act - Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:54 -0700
Vermont sued a patent owner, accusing it of violating the state’s Consumer Protection Act and saying it’s the first state to file such a complaint against a company whose business is suing for patent infringement.

The Vermont Standard celebrates 160 years - Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:34 -0700
This year marks a special anniversary for a small weekly newspaper based in Woodstock. The Vermont Standard has been printing the news for 160 years. And despite ups and downs, it hasn't missed a beat.

Vt. animal cruelty case to go to trial in June - Sat, 11 May 2013 13:31:06 -0700
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge has ruled that an animal cruelty charge against a former longtime TV news anchorman in Vermont will proceed to trial next month.        

Vermont House passes aid-in-dying bill - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports - Mon, 13 May 2013 19:12:20 -0700
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont House approved a measure Monday night that would allow doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives.

Vermont sues patent troll over small business shakedowns - Wed, 22 May 2013 12:12:07 -0700
Patent trolls have been bleeding legitimate businesses for years -- now a state government has turned the tables and asked a troll to pay $10,000 for each of the hundreds of threatening letters it has mailed out.        

Waiting on Disaster Loans, Vermont Sues a Patent Troll, Yelp Pressure: May 23 - Thu, 23 May 2013 07:23:18 -0700
Federal disaster loans to help small business owners recover from Hurricane Sandy have been slow to arrive, writes J.D. Harrison, raising concern in the wake of the tornado that destroyed much of Moore, Okla., this week. [Washington Post]

More than half of Vermont town's road signs stolen - Sat, 11 May 2013 08:01:03 -0700
THETFORD, Vt. (AP) — Officials in a small Vermont town say more than half the town's road signs have been stolen over the past few months.        

New Vt. law to open police records - Sat, 18 May 2013 00:21:55 -0700
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In a victory for open-government advocates, a new Vermont law will require police agencies to release records of their investigations.