Newscast: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

Governor Peter Shumlin and law enforcement officials say Vermont is in a race to ban designer drugs and their chemical cousins before they kill more people.

Leaders from Eastern Canada and New England are gathering in Burlington today for the annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers. Governor Peter Shumlin speaks with VPR's Mitch Wertlieb.

State government has learned that money it was hoping to get from FEMA to rebuild its Waterbury office complex is going to be delayed.

Governor Peter Shumlin says he wants his plan to finance a single payer health care system to significantly reduce the amount of money that businesses pay for health insurance. And the Governor wants to implement his plan a year sooner than he's previously announced.

Veteran Journalist Hamilton Davis speaks with VPR's Peter Biello about how the SCOTUS decision on President Obama's healthcare law will benefit Governor Peter Shumlin this election season.

Governor Peter Shumlin says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the federal Affordable Care Act paves the way for Vermont to implement a single-payer health care system in 2017.

Newscast: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

Governor Peter Shumlin says the state will push ahead with an overhaul of its health care system, no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court does with the federal Affordable Care Act.

Newscast: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

Governor Peter Shumlin says the Cabot Creamery is a Vermont company and should use the state's name on its label. Cabot quietly dropped the Vermont reference from its logo after the attorney general's office raised concerns about Cabot butter that's made in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Governor Peter Shumlin says he doesn't plan to actively campaign until Labor Day because he's too busy working as governor. But this doesn't mean Shumlin will be out of the public eye for the next ten weeks.  

Republican Randy Brock says Governor Peter Shumlin will have to explain his stand on the Green Mountain Power takeover of Central Vermont Public Service.

Tropical Storm Irene continues to have a major impact on Vermonters. That was the message when state officials delivered their Irene Recovery Status Report. 

Vermont is the only state to mandate participation in the proposed consumer marketplace Exchange program. This requirement is likely to emerge as a key issue in this year's race for governor.

Governor Peter Shumlin helped Vermont's Cloud alliance announce that it had added four new towers that will expand service to homes and businesses in Woodbury, Hardwick, Wolcott and parts of Elmore, Greensboro, Walden and Cabot.

The Shumlin administration says it intends to build a replacement for the Vermont State Hospital adjacent to the Central Vermont Medical Center.

The construction of large wind energy projects will be a key issue in this year's gubernatorial race. That's because Republican candidate Randy Brock supports a multi-year moratorium on the construction of any new projects.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest is postponing his visit to Vermont where he planned to meet with Gov. Peter Shumlin and other business and government leaders.

Governor Peter Shumlin will visit the offices of the gay rights organization Outright Vermont to celebrate the recent passage of two bills aimed at stamping out bullying in schools.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest is due in Vermont this week to meet with Gov. Peter Shumlin and other business and government leaders.

Governor Peter Shumlin has signed into law a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Shumlin said the ban was needed, even though Vermont doesn't have much of the shale rock targeted by energy companies for natural gas extraction.

Governor Peter Shumlin has signed the 2012 health care bill into law.  He says the bill puts the state on the road to implementing a single payer system. But an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision could have a big impact on the Governor's plan.

Governor Peter Shumlin discusses where legislation stands as the Legislature tries to wrap up the current session.

A project to help heat Vermont state offices and a number of private buildings in downtown Montpelier with a new biomass system is getting a $1.75 million boost with a federal grant and loan.