Portal:Vermont/Vermont news
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- April 2, 2008: Vermont and 16 other states take the Environmental Protection Agency to court to try to make it comply with a Supreme Court ruling. (Burlington Free Press)
- March 4, 2008: Barack Obama (pictured) defeats Hillary Clinton in the Vermont Democratic Primary, and John McCain defeats Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul in the Vermont Republican Primary.
- February 25, 2008: Shelburne is debating on whether to allow a bike path to be built, voters will vote on Town Meeting Day. (Burlington Free Press)
- February 14, 2008: John McCain announced that he would visit Vermont sometime in the future. People were surprised at this due to the fact that presidential candidates rarely visit Vermont. (WCAX TV)
- February 8, 2008: Some towns in Vermont have reached a shortage in road salt, anticipating a coming shipment. (WCAX TV)
- February 1, 2008: Rutland High School had a bomb threat, sending kids home at 11:00. (WCAX TV)
- January 31, 2008: The Vermont House committee unanimously decided to allow hemp, a cousin of marijuana, to be grown in Vermont. (Boston.com)
- January 31, 2008: The cooling tower at Vermont Yankee that collapsed last August is undergoing repairs and should be back in operation by the time warm weather comes around. (Burlington Free Press)
- January 29, 2008: Debates in the Vermont Senate continue on the subject of using ionization or photoelectric smoke detectors in the home. (WCAX TV)

