Friday, Feb. 5, 2010  By Rep. Oliver Olsen This is the first in a series of regular legislative updates that I will be sharing during the course of the 2010 Legislative Session. Last week, I received a briefing from the Joint Fiscal Office   Full Story

Friday, Feb. 5, 2010  By Jeff Wilson Week 4 (1/26 ­ 1/29) Current Use ­ On Wednesday (1/27), by a vote of 104 to 34 (Wilson voting with the majority) the House gave final approval to legislation that scaled back Vermont's very successful   Full Story

As many people know I'm running to represent Vermont in the United States Senate. The vote in Massachusetts is being labeled as the "Scott heard round the world" and rightly so. Scott Brown's upset in one of the bluest of blue states shook the pundits who had written this race off only a short month ago.   Full Story

History is constantly on the move. Civilizations and cultures rise and decline - and with them the economic systems appropriate to them.   Full Story

Here's hoping that in 2010, Senator Bernie Sanders will be less angry, a bit more mellow and above all, less confrontational.   Full Story

Vermont needs bold leadership now to secure our energy future - without Vermont Yankee. Our legislative leaders should vote now on the relicensing of Vermont Yankee. A vote now will enable a responsible transition for the plant employees and provide a safer, and more prosperous energy future for Vermont.   Full Story

On Wall Street, fifteen months must feel like a lifetime. How else can one make sense of an industry that would reward itself with a bumper crop of bonuses barely a year after pushing the economy to the brink of collapse?   Full Story