
Governor Peter Shumlin
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Reversing the trend of rising incarceration rates
For most of the last two decades, Vermont’s prison inmate population has been rising. Between 1997 and 2008, it grew by 86 percent. Projections made in 2007 said that Vermont’s inmate population would grow to 2,619 by November 2015. After years of work to reform Vermont’s criminal justice system that trend has been reversed, and today Vermont has 1,734 inmates, 885 less than projected.
Exploring Vermont’s State Parks
Those who grew up in Vermont likely experienced a childhood with adventures through snowy woods, discoveries in neighborhood brooks, and foot races through grassy fields. In Vermont we’re so fortunate to be surrounded by a natural world that offers so much. It truly is nature’s playground that we all get to enjoy. For many, it is what ties them to our state. For others, it is what draws them to put down roots here. And for our state as a whole, it’s a big part of the identity and quality of life we all share.
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Gov. Shumlin Statement on House Speaker Shap Smith Announcement
MONTPELIER – November 17, 2015 – Gov. Peter Shumlin issued the below statement following House Speaker Shap Smith’s announcement today.
Gov. Shumlin Provides Update on Vermont Health Connect Open Enrollment
MONTPELIER – November 17, 2015 – Two weeks into the third annual open enrollment period for Vermont Health Connect, Gov. Peter Shumlin and top health care officials today provided an update and pointed to the long road the state has traveled to improve the health care marketplace since its launch in 2013.

