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.

Middlebury is remembering and honoring longtime Addison County Sheriff Jim Coons who died last week.

Renewable energy advocates worry that a state fund that has fueled the growth of Vermont's clean energy industry is running out of money. Gov. Peter Shumlin says he has a plan to replenish the fund through a new generation tax on Vermont Yankee.

Gov. Peter Shumlin has reversed a position pushed by his administration earlier this year and has come out in favor of continuing to allow parents to opt out of having their kids vaccinated for philosophical reasons.

Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross says the Shumlin administration agrees that people should be able to know whether GMOs are in their food but he says the threat of lawsuit makes current legislation untenable.

The Shumlin administration announced Monday morning that state collections of taxes and fees during March exceeded expectations. But the figures released by the administration showed that the transportation fund receipts were off.

Gov. Peter Shumlin is promising to work with municipal officials and business owners to bring new jobs to the Bennington area. Shumlin spoke at a luncheon sponsored by the Bennington County Regional Commission

Gov. Peter Shumlin will speak at a conference of the International Association of Fire Fighters in Washington.

Governor Peter Shumlin says it's clear that the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power plant will be allowed to continue to operate after its license expires next week. But he's optimistic that the Vermont Public Service Board will ultimately deny the plant a 20 year extension of its operating license.

Governor Peter Shumlin discusses the future of the Waterbury office complex, his plan to build a 25-bed psychiatric hospital and to add beds at Rutland Regional Medical Center and Brattleboro Retreat.

Gov. Peter Shumlin and Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca are announcing proposed changes to math requirements for all Vermont high school students.

Governor Peter Shumlin made a tour of several town meetings. His first stop was in Waterbury, a town that's had a rocky relationship with him since the Tropical Storm Irene floods.

Gov. Peter Shumlin says he's optimistic that federal tax credits for renewable energy scheduled to expire at the end of the year will be renewed.

The attorney general's office has rejected a complaint against an advocacy group that advertised about education funding. Democrats complained that the Campaign for Vermont should file as a political committee, because it spent more than $500 in an ad critical of Governor Peter Shumlin.