State House Notebook: Legislature to Fly Solo in Drafting Budget Solutions
State House Notebook: Legislature to fly solo in drafting budget solutions
The governor's rationale goes something like this: State lawmakers rejected his budget last year. He rejected their budget. They passed their budget anyway. Now there's a budget gap. Their budget, their problem. On Tuesday … Reducing the time that …
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US drug leader says Vt. can lead on heroin issue
MONTPELIER — Vermont's efforts to fight heroin abuse can serve as a model for the rest of the country, the nation's top anti-drug official said Monday during a visit to the state Department of Public Safety. R. Gil Kerlikowske, the director of the …
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Those at high overdose risk more likely to use prescribed opioids than …
It's time we stop the source and treat the troubled.” The findings come at a time when anti-substance abuse advocates and health professionals are lobbying federal regulators over the approval of Zohydro ER, which will be the first pure hydrocodone …
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