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• LISTEN: Attorney General TJ Donovan On Joining The DACA Lawsuit bit.ly/2gSdkbM https://t.co/sRbFjAYIjQ

  11-09-2017 22:37 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Attorney General TJ Donovan On Joining The DACA Lawsuit bit.ly/2gSdkbM https://t.co/sRbFjAYIjQ
  
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• 🔊 Listen Now: Baby Lake Trout Surviving In Lake Champlain For The First Time In Decades buff.ly/2f0JjGq #VT

  11-09-2017 22:33 via twitter.com
  🔊 Listen Now: Baby Lake Trout Surviving In Lake Champlain For The First Time In Decades buff.ly/2f0JjGq #VT
  
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• Shelburne residents mobilize for town manager’s ouster

  11-09-2017 21:47 via vtdigger.org
  SHELBURNE — Some Shelburne residents are circulating petitions asking the Selectboard to consider removing Town Manager Joe Colangelo.
  The push to circulate the petition, which has garnered 127 signatures, took shape last month. More than a dozen residents peppered the Selectboard during an Aug. 22 board meeting regarding former Police Chief James Warden’s suspension in July and subsequent retirement.Shelburne Town Manager Joe Colangelo. Courtesy photoTwenty local businesses and resi
  
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• Abenaki concerns about nuclear site’s future gaining attention

  11-09-2017 21:27 via vtdigger.org
  Rich Holschuh, public liaison for the Elnu Abenaki tribe, stands by the Connecticut River in Brattleboro. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerVERNON – For Rich Holschuh, the Vermont Yankee property is rife with contradictions.
  On one hand, it’s an idled, contaminated nuclear plant in need of the biggest environmental cleanup project Vermont has ever seen.
  On the other, it’s part of the ancestral homeland of the Elnu Abenaki, the Native American tribe Holschuh is representing in the sta
  
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• National Suicide Prevention Week is Sept. 10-16

  11-09-2017 20:26 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Center for Health and LearningSept. 5, 2017
  Contact:Nicole Miller, Center for Health and LearningTEL: (802) 254-6590EMAIL: [email protected]
  World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10, 2017.
  The Vermont Suicide Prevention Center, a public-private partnership of the Center for Health and Learning, is issuing five press releases—one for each day of the Prevention week. This is release number one of five.
  Understanding Suicide
  The VT Suicide Prevention Center
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott statement on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks

  11-09-2017 20:18 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottMonday, September 11, 2017
  Contact:Rebecca KelleyOffice of the Governor802-828-6403
  [email protected]
  Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement:
  “Sixteen years ago today, our nation experienced terrible and senseless terror attacks in New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania that were felt around the country and the world.
  “On this day each year, we remember and mourn those who were lost in the atta
  
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• Judge Murtha to step down; federal courthouse in Brattleboro to close

  11-09-2017 18:53 via vtdigger.org
  The federal courthouse and post office in Brattleboro. Wikimedia Commons photoEditor’s note: This story by correspondent Mike Donoghue was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on Sept 6, 2017.
  BRATTLEBORO — The U.S. District Court in Brattleboro will close permanently on Sept. 29 as senior federal Judge J. Garvan Murtha goes on inactive status.
  Murtha served as a U.S. District Court judge from 1995 to 2009 when he elected to take senior status on the bench. As a senior judge, Murtha
  
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• UVM President Tom Sullivan signs statement in support of DACA

  11-09-2017 18:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — UVMSept. 7, 2017
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield, [email protected], 802-578-8830
  University of Vermont President Tom Sullivan is among more than 600 presidents of public and private colleges and universities across the country who have signed a statement in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
  The statement urges the nation’s leaders to uphold, continue and expand the program as a matter of “moral imperative” and “nati
  
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• Vermont Democratic Party: Governor Scott on taxes: Do as I say, not as I do

  11-09-2017 17:57 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Democratic PartySept. 8, 2017
  Contact:Conor Casey, VDP Executive Director(802)-229-1783
  [email protected]
  MONTPELIER, VT – Only days after his administration sent a highly unusual and threatening letter to 20,000 Vermonters in an attempt to collect out-of-state and online purchase taxes, it was discovered that the Governor himself may be negligent in paying his taxes.
  Upon learning that Governor Scott had received a collection notice, the Administration im
  
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• Lowe’s donates $50,000 renovation award to Boys & Girls Club of Burlington

  11-09-2017 17:53 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Boys & Girls Club of BurlingtonSept. 9, 2017
  Contact:David Agnew Blais, 802-864-5263, [email protected]
  Burlington, VT – The Boys & Girls Club of Burlington has been selected by Lowe’s as a recipient for their 2017 Renovation Across the Nation grant. This program, launched in 2016 by Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Lowe’s, provides funding and volunteer support to one deserving club in every state.
  As the need to update facilities incr
  
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• 500 national and local investors, entrepreneurs and thought leaders gather to discuss climate economy

  11-09-2017 17:48 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Council on Rural DevelopmentSeptember 8, 2017
  Contact:Paul Costello802-223-5763
  Burlington, VT – Five hundred creative entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders gathered at the University of Vermont for a three-day innovation summit hosted by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) to focus on the opportunities presented by the Climate Economy this week. The Climate Economy Initiative is built on the premise that confronting climate change through i
  
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• New Mad River Taste Place showcases Vermont food and beverage makers

  11-09-2017 17:44 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Mad River Food HubSept. 8, 2017
  Contact:Robin Morris, PresidentMad River Food Hub(802) 498-7379; [email protected]
  Contact:Philip Tortora, Communications DirectorVermont Department of Tourism and Marketing(802) 522-7323; [email protected]
  WAITSFIELD, Vt. – Food business incubator Mad River Food Hub has opened the Mad River Taste Place in Waitsfield, a distinct venue showcasing Vermont food and drink businesses. Located in a contemporary building that o
  
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• Vital Communities to convene discussion of Upper Valley Food Hub

  11-09-2017 17:41 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Valley Food & FarmSept. 8, 2017
  Contact:Nancy LaRowe, Valley Food & Farm Coordinator
  [email protected] x106
  Region’s Farmers Consider Shared Facility to Increase SalesSeptember 8, 2017—White River Junction, Vt.— Vital Communities will bring together farmers, food system organizations, and community members to begin discussing the viability of a shared facility aimed at helping farmers aggregate, store, process, and distribute th
  
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• Speaker Johnson appoints 2 representatives to the Governor’s Marijuana Advisory Commission

  11-09-2017 17:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont LegislatureSeptember 8, 2017
  Contact:Katherine Levasseur(802) 735-3799
  [email protected]
  House Speaker Mitzi Johnson today announced the appointments of Representative Ann Pugh, Chair of the Human Services Committee, and Representative Maxine Grad, Chair of the Judiciary Committee, to the Governor’s Marijuana Advisory Commission. A copy of the Executive Order establishing the commission can be found at this link.
   
  The post Speaker Johnson appoint
  
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• Young Professionals host successful summit with nearly 200 young Vermonters and business leaders

  11-09-2017 17:12 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Young Professionals SummitSeptember 9, 2017
  CONTACT: Amanda Dagg O’Brien
  [email protected]
  Rutland, VT – Nearly 200 young professionals from across the state and members of the Vermont business community convened in Rutland on Saturday for the third annual Young Professionals Summit of Vermont. The summit is a one-day event held to share ideas and confront issues faced by the state’s young workforce.
  “We were absolutely thrilled to have such strong att
  
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• Marlboro College expands Beautiful Minds Challenge for 2017

  11-09-2017 17:08 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Marlboro CollegeSept. 11, 2017
  Contact:Matthew Barone at 802-251-7644 or [email protected]
  MARLBORO COLLEGE EXPANDS BEAUTIFUL MINDS CHALLENGE FOR 2017High school students to explore innovative communication, win one of 12 scholarships
  MARLBORO, VT – (September 11, 2017) – Marlboro College announces the launch of their popular Beautiful Minds Challenge for the 2017-2018 academic year, with significantly expanded opportunities for scholarships and prizes. Inspir
  
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• National Life is hiring, participating in Veterans Job Fair today

  11-09-2017 16:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — National LifeSept. 6, 2017
  Contact:Ross Sneyd, corporate communications, National Life Group, 802.229.3866.
  Montpelier, Vermont – National Life, which is hiring for positions throughout the company, will participate in a job fair dedicated to veterans.
  National Life employees who are military veterans will be part of the company’s contingent at the Sept. 11 Community and Military Veteran Job Fair sponsored by the Vermont Department of Labor.
  The job fair will run
  
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• For some more about the lawsuit, here's a story from @nealgoswami of the @vtpressbureau from last week:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  11-09-2017 16:06 via twitter.com
  For some more about the lawsuit, here's a story from @nealgoswami of the @vtpressbureau from last week:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@VTAttorneyGen TJ Donovan talks to us today about his joining a lawsuit challenging the ending of DACA: bit.ly/2gSdkbM #VT #vtpoli

  11-09-2017 15:15 via twitter.com
  .@VTAttorneyGen TJ Donovan talks to us today about his joining a lawsuit challenging the ending of DACA: bit.ly/2gSdkbM #VT #vtpoli
  
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• UVM Health Network transferred money to New York hospitals

  11-09-2017 04:53 via vtdigger.org
  Todd Keating, left, is the University of Vermont Health Network’s chief financial officer. With him is Dr. John Brumsted, CEO of the network. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe chief financial officer for the University of Vermont Health Network is backtracking on recent statements about whether the network’s flagship hospital transfers money to hospitals in New York.Todd Keating said in an email last week that the University of Vermont Medical Center makes cash transfers to sm
  
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• Hospital: We have transferred money to hospitals in New York

  11-09-2017 04:53 via vtdigger.org
  Todd Keating, left, is the University of Vermont Health Network’s chief financial officer. With him is Dr. John Brumsted, CEO of the network. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe chief financial officer for the University of Vermont Health Network is backtracking on recent statements about whether the network’s flagship hospital transfers money to hospitals in New York.Todd Keating said in an email Wednesday evening that the University of Vermont Medical Center makes cash transfe
  
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• Lawyers: Study on policing gives new grounds for bias suit

  11-09-2017 04:09 via vtdigger.org
  Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette testifies in January at the Statehouse. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerBENNINGTON — Lawyers for an African-American man who filed a civil rights suit over a traffic stop and arrest in Bennington are pressing to reinstate claims that a federal judge dismissed in May.
  Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont seek to restore allegations against Police Chief Paul Doucette and the town Police Department that were dismissed, altho
  
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• Stymied elsewhere, Casella looks to keep Vermont landfill growing

  11-09-2017 03:58 via vtdigger.org
  The only lined landfill operating in the state is in Coventry. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDiggerThe owners of the state’s largest landfill are planning to make it half again as large, but they say the amount of trash they take in each year isn’t likely to increase proportionately.
  The Coventry landfill, owned by Rutland-based Casella Waste Systems, is set to expand by 52 acres if regulators approve the permit application Casella submitted this summer.
  The landfill currently occupie
  
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• Maura Collins: Connection, choice and home

  11-09-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Maura Collins, of Essex Junction, who is chair of Pathways Vermont and director of policy and administration at Vermont Housing Finance Agency.
  My most vivid Sept. 11 memory was my visceral need to get home from work in downtown Boston. Our nation, and for all I knew, my city, was under attack and home was where I would be safe.
  My basic instincts kicked in: find my husband, then find our way home.
  “Home” in 2001 was our first tiny, sparsely
  
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• Walter Carpenter: Hospital CEO salaries shocking

  11-09-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Walter Carpenter, an activist for universal health care who lives in Montpelier.
  I cannot thank the Green Mountain Care Board enough for its decision to release the salaries and bonuses brought home by our hospital CEOs. The shocking amounts confirm what so many of us in and out of the health care field have known for so long. This information proves once again that our broken and dysfunctional “system” of commercial health insurance is larg
  
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• Steve May: Courts should address prescription drug re-importation

  11-09-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Steve May, a licensed independent clinical social worker who has worked in a variety of mental health and substance abuse agencies for the past 15 years. In addition, he served as national director of state affairs for the Hemophilia Association and has held a variety of leadership positions in the bleeding disorders community. He also is a Selectboard member in Richmond where he resides.
  Lawyers will tell you that sometimes a case will bless you with g
  
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• Mount Snow ask feds to expedite independent EB-5 center

  11-09-2017 00:42 via vtdigger.org
  Signs at the entrance of Mount Snow in Dover advertise passes for the next season and the start of summer events. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerDOVER – Mount Snow administrators have asked the federal government to “expedite” approval of an independent EB-5 regional center in Vermont so they can solicit more foreign investment before year’s end.
  That news came Thursday as Peak Resorts, Mount Snow’s Missouri-based parent company, reported its latest financial resu
  
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• Rutland, Ira school districts find a home under merger law revision

  11-09-2017 00:31 via vtdigger.org
  State Board of Education member John Carroll listens at the Aug. 30 meeting. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerThe State Board of Education recently approved the first school district merger under a revision to Act 46 that lets standalone districts join newly consolidated ones.The plan the board OK’d at its Aug. 30 meeting lets Rutland Town and Ira continue to operate as they have been but within a new supervisory union structure.The new Quarry Valley district has 988 students, and Wells Sprin
  
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• First school districts find a home under merger law revision

  11-09-2017 00:31 via vtdigger.org
  State Board of Education member John Carroll listens at the Aug. 30 meeting. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerThe State Board of Education recently approved the first school district merger under a revision to Act 46 that lets stand-alone districts join newly consolidated ones.The plan the board OK’d at its Aug. 30 meeting lets Rutland Town and Ira continue to operate as they have been but within a new supervisory union structure.Rutland Town had been part of Rutland Central Supervisory Union
  
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• The Deeper Dig: Why the tax man cometh

  11-09-2017 00:18 via vtdigger.org
  Tax Commissioner Kaj Samson. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerVTDigger reported last week that the Vermont Tax Department was sending about 20,000 letters notifying Vermonters that they may owe sales tax for online and out of state purchases.
  The Tax Department has long encouraged Vermonters, in annual income tax filings, to voluntarily pay sales taxes on goods purchased outside the state, but has failed collect as much as officials believe residents owe.
  Kaj Samsom, Vermont&r
  
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