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Vermont set to become third U.S. state to allow assisted suicide

BOSTON (Reuters) - Vermont is poised to become the third U.S. state to allow doctor-assisted suicide, after its legislature passed a bill allowing physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients. Full story

Vermont moves toward decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana

(Reuters) - Vermont's legislature on Monday approved a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, a measure the state's governor expects to sign into law in the coming weeks. Full story

Vt. lawmakers to continue Monday, Tuesday

Vermont lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse in hopes of wrapping of their business for the year. Full story

Vt. gov., lawmakers reach deal on budget, taxes

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and legislative leaders announced Tuesday they'd reached a deal on a budget and taxes for the coming fiscal year that they say won't require any additional tax increases, beyond one already in place on gasoline and diesel and another still under review on cigarettes. Full story

New language addresses Vt. tax privacy concern

Vermont lawmakers have changed language in a bill that talked about the Tax Department sharing data with legislative fiscal analysts after concerns were raised about taxpayer privacy. Full story

Vt announces working lands grants to 20 businesses

Twenty new or growing Vermont farm or forestry businesses are the first recipients of the state's working land grants. Full story

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Cyprus GDP totals $24 billion; Vermont's GSP is $26 billion. So why are the global markets so concerned about Cyprus? CNBC's Jane Wells reports.

  Norovirus outbreak closes entire Vermont school

It came before anyone knew what was happening, and then an entire school in Vermont was closed due to an outbreak of Norovirus. Health officials are deciding over this weekend if it will be safe to re-open the school on Monday. TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe reports.

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Students walk across campus at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. A new report says low-income students are increasingly bypassed for merit-based aid.

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont speaks to reporters as a street entertainer impersonating Cuban Revolution leader Che Guevara stands beside him in Havana
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont speaks to reporters as a street entertainer impersonating Cuban Revolution leader Che Guevara stands beside him in Havana

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont speaks to reporters as a street entertainer impersonating Cuban Revolution leader Che Guevara stands beside him in Havana February 20, 2013. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont speaks to reporters in Havana
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont speaks to reporters in Havana

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont speaks to reporters in Havana February 20, 2013.REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont and his wife Marcelle Pomerleau walk with staff members on a street in Havana
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont and his wife Marcelle Pomerleau walk with staff members on a street in Havana

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont and his wife Marcelle Pomerleau, , walk with staff members on a street in Havana February 20, 2013. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan