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• Gov. Phil Scott’s public schedule: Sept. 16-22, 2017

  15-09-2017 23:57 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottSept. 15, 2017
  Contact:Ethan Latour
  [email protected]
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 9/16/17 – 9/22/17
  Saturday, September 16
  No public events scheduled
  Sunday, September 17
  No public events scheduled
  Monday, September 18
  No public events scheduled
  Tuesday, September 19
  No public events scheduled
  Wednesday, September 20
  2:00 PMGovernor’s Weekly Press ConferenceEd Weed Fish Hatchery, 14 Bell Hill Road, Grand Isle, VT
  4:00 &ndash
  
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• Dems push federal child care subsidy bill

  15-09-2017 23:40 via vtdigger.org
  Robyn Freedner-Maguire, campaign director for Let’s Grow Kids. Photo by Amy Ash NixonDemocrats on Capitol Hill introduced legislation to help working families pay for child care on Thursday.  
  The “Child Care for Working Families Act” would invest federal money in working families and child care providers.
  Robyn Freedner-Maguire, campaign director for Let’s Grow Kids, a Vermont child care advocacy group, said the bill recognizes that most families rely on both parent
  
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• Vermont delegation slams ill-fated House budget package

  15-09-2017 22:49 via vtdigger.org
  WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives advanced a spending package Thursday, totaling $1.2 trillion in funding for the next fiscal year. But the package faces certain rejection in the Senate.
  At a press conference, House Speaker Paul Ryan boasted that it is the first time in nearly a decade that the lower chamber advanced the 12 spending bills through the “regular order” — referring to passing the bills through subcommittees, committees and then taking them to the floo
  
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• Champlain Housing Trust awarded $10,000 from NorthCountry Federal Credit Union

  15-09-2017 21:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Champlain Housing TrustSept. 14, 2017
  Contact:Anna Herman(802) 861-7395
  Burlington, Vermont – The Champlain Housing Trust announced today that NorthCountry Federal Credit Union has awarded the organization with a $10,000 grant to go toward sustaining and expanding their financial literacy and counseling programming. This is the third year in a row the Credit Union has supported CHT’s financial services which include homebuyer education, pre-purchase counseling, f
  
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• Soovin Kim & Gloria Chien open Celebration Series at Barre Opera House

  15-09-2017 21:37 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Barre Opera HouseSept. 15, 2017
  Contact:Dan Casey, DirectorBarre Opera House802-476-0292
  Two of the world’s finest young classical musicians, Soovin Kim and Gloria Chien, open the 2017-18 Celebration Series at The Barre Opera House on Sunday, October 1 at 2:30 p.m. The concert is sponsored by The Friends of Classical Music.
  Internationally renowned violinist Soovin Kim performs as both a concert soloist and recitalist and with the Johannes String Quartet. In 2009 he fo
  
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• The Deeper Dig: Dispelling the demons of addiction

  15-09-2017 21:32 via vtdigger.org
  Participants respond to a writing prompt at a Writers for Recovery workshop in St. Johnsbury. Photo courtesy Bess O’BrienWhen Bess O’Brien organized a writing workshop in 2014 for people recovering from addiction, she was hoping to continue gathering stories from St. Albans residents some of whom are highlighted in her 2013 documentary film, The Hungry Heart.Since then, O’Brien and Gary Miller have led writing groups across the state that have helped guide dozens of V
  
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• Joe Iconis and Family first to open the new Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm ­

  15-09-2017 21:32 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The Weston Playhouse Theatre CompanySept. 14, 2017
  Contact:Emily Pariseau Tel. 802-824-8167 x 113Email: [email protected]: September 14, 2017
  Joe Iconis. Courtesy photoJoe Iconis and Family First to Open the New Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm ­ October 1st – 8th
  Weston, VT – Writer and rabble-rouser Joe Iconis brings his merry band of musical theatre punks back to Weston to open the new state-of-the-art Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm. J
  
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• Sister Janice Ryan honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service

  15-09-2017 21:28 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Community FoundationSeptember 14, 2017
  Contact:Zoe Pike, Communications AssociateThe Vermont Community Foundation
  [email protected] ext. 285
  The Vermont Community Foundation honored Sister Janice Ryan with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service at the Foundation’s Annual Meeting on September 13, 2017 held at Lyndon State College. This award is given to a person who has demonstrated a long-term and significant commitment toward creating
  
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• No waiting lists for opioid treatment

  15-09-2017 21:22 via vtdigger.org
  Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozzo speaks at a news conference Thursday on the availability of opioid treatment. Joining him are: Pam MacKenzie, Howard board; Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, Eileen Whalen, president UVM Medical Center; Gov. Phil Scott and Agency of Human Services Secretary Al Gobeille. Photo by Cyrus Ready-CampbellBURLINGTON — For the first time since the opioid crisis started, there are no waiting lists for treatment in all 14 counties, state and city officials s
  
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• 5th annual Step Into Action Recovery Walk to be held Sept. 23 in celebration of National Recovery Month

  15-09-2017 21:21 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Step Into Action Recovery WalkSept. 15, 2017
  Media Contact:Laura KessenStep Into Action Recovery Walk
  [email protected]
  Walk Celebrates Vermont Recovery Community and Brings Awareness to Substance Use Disorders
  DATE: September 23rd, 2017
  TIME: Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration begins at 9:00a.m.
  LOCATION: First Unitarian Universalist Society,152 Pearl Street, Burlington, VT
  DETAILS: The Step Into Action Recovery Walk will be taking place
  
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• The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont Announces Consumer Behavior Study

  15-09-2017 21:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northeast Organic Farming Association of VermontSept. 5, 2017
  Contact:Kim Mercer(802) 434-4122 ext: 15
  [email protected]
  https://nofavt.org/blog/nofa-vt-announces-consumer-behavior-study
  Vermont’s organic farmers aim to determine what trends influence buyers’ shopping decisions when purchasing directly from farmers.
  Richmond, VT – September 5, 2017. Matrix Marketing Group has partnered with Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) to conduct
  
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• Capstone Community Action breaks ground for new Lamoille County integrated service center

  15-09-2017 21:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Capstone Community ActionSept. 15, 2017
  Contact:Brian Tagliaferro, Capstone Community ActionPhone: (802) 477-5154Email: [email protected]
   
  (Morrisville, VT) – Capstone Community Action celebrated the ground breaking of a new integrated service center in Morrisville on Industrial Drive late Thursday afternoon. This new center will strengthen Capstone’s services to Lamoille County residents, helping individuals and families in crisis to stabilize th
  
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• What Governor Scott's Marijuana Commission Might Tell Us dlvr.it/PnGHVQ https://t.co/NWgV8LCsVp

  15-09-2017 21:08 via twitter.com
  
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• Vermont unemployment rate declines to 3.0 percent in August

  15-09-2017 21:06 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of LaborSeptember 15, 2017
  Contact:Mathew Barewicz, (802) 828-4153
  [email protected]
  The Vermont Department of Labor announced today that the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for August was 3.0 percent. This reflects a decline of one-tenth of one percentage point from the revised July rate (3.1 percent). The national rate in August was 4.4 percent. As of the prior month’s preliminary data, the Burlington-South Burlington
  
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• LISTEN: What Governor Scott's Marijuana Commission Might Tell Us dlvr.it/PnGGKW https://t.co/9gDTJ7oL8W

  15-09-2017 21:06 via twitter.com
  
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• James Ehlers supports Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ proposal

  15-09-2017 21:02 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — James Ehlers for VermontSept. 15, 2017
  Contact:Campaign Manager, Theo Fetter, [email protected]
  Winooski, VT — Today, James Ehlers, Democratic candidate for Vermont Governor, announced his strong support of Senator Bernie Sanders’ recently introduced plan for Universal Healthcare for all Americans. With his firm belief that Vermonters’ access to high quality healthcare is a right for everyone, not just a privilege for a few, James commits to w
  
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• Norwich University Writers Series announces fall lineup

  15-09-2017 20:58 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversitySept. 15, 2017
  Contact: Daphne Larkin 802-485-2886
  [email protected] us on Twitter @NorwichNews
  NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University presents the fall lineup of the Writers Series. All presentations are free and open to the public and held at 4 p.m. in the Kreitzberg Library Carol Todd Multipurpose Room.
  Tuesday, Sept. 26: Former Al Qaeda hostage in Syria, author of “My Life Has Stood a Loaded Gun” and “Undercover Muslim,&rdq
  
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• Harness racing endures at Tunbridge World’s Fair

  15-09-2017 20:45 via vtdigger.org
  Nelson Haley, front, leads a harness race in front of Herb Brewster, middle, and Russell Lawson on Thursday at the Tunbridge Fair. Brewster and the horse he was riding, Eve, caught up and won the race. Photo by Charles Hatcher/Valley News(This story by Matt Hongoltz-Hetling was published in the Valley News on Sept. 15, 2017.)
  TUNBRIDGE — Thursday marked the first day of the Tunbridge World’s Fair, and Peter Gearwar, a former McNamara Dairy worker, was sitting helmeted behind an ebony
  
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• Public safety leader: Opiate abuse needs to be priority

  15-09-2017 20:40 via vtdigger.org
  Public Safety Commissioner Thomas D. Anderson speaks at a news conference Tuesday about a recent spate of traffic deaths. Photo by Cyrus Ready-Campbell/VTDiggerRUTLAND — Department of Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Anderson said in the ongoing effort to combat illegal opiate use in Vermont curbing the abuse of prescription drugs plays a leading role.
  “We are awash in prescription opioids in this country,” he said.
  Anderson spoke Thursday at a regular meeting in Rutland of Pr
  
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• Galloway speaks about press access to information at Vermont Law Review symposium

  15-09-2017 20:23 via vtdigger.org
  VTDigger executive director and editor Anne Galloway moderated a three-person panel titled “Obstacles to Gaining Access to Information: FOIA Litigation and Defending Against Private Litigation” as part of Vermont Law Review’s symposium held today at Vermont Law School. The panelists were:
  – Victoria Baranetsky, attorney, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press– Megan Hunter, JD’14, attorney, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services– Ly
  
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• Galloway on First Amendment panel

  15-09-2017 20:23 via vtdigger.org
  VTDigger executive director and editor Anne Galloway moderated a three-person panel titled “Obstacles to Gaining Access to Information: FOIA Litigation and Defending Against Private Litigation” as part of Vermont Law Review’s symposium held today at Vermont Law School. The panelists were:
  – Victoria Baranetsky, attorney, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press– Megan Hunter, JD’14, attorney, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services– Ly
  
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• Vt. lawmakers told health center funding in jeopardy

  15-09-2017 19:48 via vtdigger.org
  Representatives of Vermont’s Congressional delegation briefed lawmakers Thursday. From left, George Twigg with Rep. Peter Welch, Kathryn Becker Van Haste with Sen. Sanders and Chris Saunders with Sen. Leahy. VTDigger photo by Mark Johnson.Key Vermont lawmakers learned Thursday that a federal program that provides many lower-income Vermonters with primary health care is in jeopardy while a separate program that assists with heating fuel bills is in better shape than originally feared.
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• LISTEN: Secretary Of State Condos On Election Integrity Commission, Same-Day Voter Registration… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-09-2017 19:18 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: Secretary Of State Condos On Election Integrity Commission, Same-Day Voter Registration… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Trump, GOP attack Sanders’ ‘Medicare-for-all’

  15-09-2017 18:10 via vtdigger.org
  WASHINGTON — One day after Sen. Bernie Sanders released legislation to create a Medicare-for-all health care system, Republicans in Washington unleashed a wave of attacks.
  In two posts on Twitter Thursday afternoon, President Trump decried Sanders’ proposal as “a curse” on the country and promised to veto it.Bernie Sanders is pushing hard for a single payer healthcare plan – a curse on the U.S. & its people…
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Sep
  
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• YWP: ‘Breakthrough’

  15-09-2017 17:34 via vtdigger.org
  Young Writers Project, an independent nonprofit based in Burlington, engages young people to write and use digital media to express themselves with clarity and power, and to gain confidence and skills for school, the workplace and life.Check out the most recent issue of The Voice, Young Writers Project’s monthly digital magazine. Click here.Each week, VTDigger features a writing submission – an essay, poem, fiction or nonfiction – accompanied by a photo or illustration from Yo
  
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• SCOV Law Blog: The question of restitution

  15-09-2017 17:15 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. 
  State v. Stewart, 2017 VT 82
  Creative Commons photo by walknboston via FlickrIn criminal cases, the court has to consider the question of restitution if there is a victim that suffers uninsured losses. Let’s use an easy example. Suppose Danny Defendant goes out and smashes up Victor Victim’s mailbox. Sure, Danny gets charged with unlawful mischief, and maybe he pays a fine or goes to jail as a senten
  
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• .@VermontSOS Jim Condos joins us on today's program. Have a question or a comment for him? Let us know: dlvr.it/Pn2F83 #VT #vtpoli

  15-09-2017 16:28 via twitter.com
  .@VermontSOS Jim Condos joins us on today's program. Have a question or a comment for him? Let us know: dlvr.it/Pn2F83 #VT #vtpoli
  
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• Why the Skier Mikeala Shiffrin Loves Croatia — and Colorado

  15-09-2017 12:00
  She trains in New Zealand and Chile, races in Europe and will compete in the Olympics. To fight fatigue, she naps, jogs and snacks on dried mangoes.
  
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• Why the Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Loves Croatia — and Colorado

  15-09-2017 12:00
  She trains in New Zealand and Chile, races in Europe and will compete in the Olympics. To fight fatigue, she naps, jogs and snacks on dried mangoes.
  
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• Alan Wagener: ‘Debt free’ isn’t really free

  15-09-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Alan Wagener, who is on the board of directors for Keep Burlington Telecom Free Cooperative (KBTL).
  Over the past three years, the city of Burlington, with the help of management consultants Dorman & Fawcett, has been preparing Burlington Telecom (BT) for sale, as mandated by its settlement with Citigroup. At the same time, the Keep BT Local Cooperative, of which I am a member, has been organizing to purchase BT in order to insure that this valuable
  
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• Greg Guma: Why Equifax hasn’t been creditworthy

  15-09-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Greg Guma, the Vermont-based author of “Dons of Time,” “Uneasy Empire,” “Spirits of Desire,” “Big Lies,” and “The People’s Republic: Vermont and the Sanders Revolution.” His latest book is “Green Mountain Politics: Restless Spirits, Popular Movements.” This was posted to his blog, Greg Guma / For Preservation & Change on Sept. 13.It should not come as a shock that Equifax,
  
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• Karen Glitman: Efficiency Vermont’s listening tour

  15-09-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Karen Glitman, who is the director of Efficiency Vermont.
  When people think about their local electric utility, their first thoughts are likely of poles and wires, and the electric meter on the side of their house. We think of them as energy producers: regulated businesses that provide us with reliable electricity – an enormous, complex and critical task. For the past 17 years, however, Vermont has had a different kind of energy producer, one that
  
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• Nine arrested in sex crime sting operation

  15-09-2017 00:23 via vtdigger.org
  Assistant Attorney General John Treadwell.Pool photo by Stefan Hard/Times ArgusBURLINGTON — The Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children task force arrested nine men in Chittenden County over the weekend in a sex crimes sting operation.
  Agents posed as underage girls in online forums such as Craigslist and arranged to meet the men for sexual encounters. When the men arrived at the agreed upon locations, they were arrested.
  Special Agent Caitlin Moynihan, with the Homeland Security Investig
  
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