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• LISTEN: A Sweet (And Savory) Endeavor: Vermont Baker Launches New Food Network Show dlvr.it/Q3j8fK https://t.co/FEPaAFagsy

  30-11-2017 21:58 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: A Sweet (And Savory) Endeavor: Vermont Baker Launches New Food Network Show dlvr.it/Q3j8fK https://t.co/FEPaAFagsy
  
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• A Sweet (And Savory) Endeavor: Vermont Baker Launches New Food Network Show dlvr.it/Q3j8qh https://t.co/rJwHAaFW9h

  30-11-2017 21:58 via twitter.com
  
  A Sweet (And Savory) Endeavor: Vermont Baker Launches New Food Network Show dlvr.it/Q3j8qh https://t.co/rJwHAaFW9h
  
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• Pine, Lockridge to compete for open Burlington council seat

  30-11-2017 21:54 via vtdigger.org
  City Councilor Sara Moore, P-Ward 3, announced online that she won’t run for re-election. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — Brian Pine, a former Progressive Ward 3 city councilor and longtime public servant, announced Thursday he will run for his onetime seat.Pine revealed his decision after Ward 3 incumbent Sara Moore, a fellow Progressive, said in a Facebook post Wednesday night that she would not seek re-election in March. Pine, who was part of a group who urged Moor
  
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• Town, lawmakers want action on rail cars with hazardous cargo

  30-11-2017 20:48 via vtdigger.org
  One of the Vermont Railway tanker cars carrying propane that was parked along a rail spur in North Bennington. File photo by Jim Therrien/VTDiggerBENNINGTON — The Selectboard will add its voice to those concerned about dozens of Vermont Railway cars carrying propane parked as storage along a rail spur in Bennington.
  State lawmakers have raised the issue with Scott administration officials and the railroad. Sen. Brian Campion, D-Bennington, is developing legislation to regulate the storage
  
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• LISTEN: Winter Driving: Tires, Tactics And Road Salt dlvr.it/Q3hSBS https://t.co/9FUgpYFxP9

  30-11-2017 20:16 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Winter Driving: Tires, Tactics And Road Salt dlvr.it/Q3hSBS https://t.co/9FUgpYFxP9
  
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• Sanders statement on Trump’s promotion of anti-Muslim videos

  30-11-2017 20:02 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersNov. 29, 2017
  Contact:Sanders Press Office
  [email protected]
  WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Wednesday:
  “I do not make it a habit to respond to every ugly or absurd tweet from President Trump. If I did that, I’d have little time for anything else. But even for Trump, today’s retweet of a series of offensive videos from a British right-wing, anti-Muslim fringe group reac
  
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• Vermont’s 529 college savings plan tops $350 million in assets

  30-11-2017 19:59 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — VSACNov. 29, 2017
  Media Contact:Sabina Haskell802-542-2240
  [email protected]
  Vermonters are giving the gift of education and earning tax credits too
  WINOOSKI (November 29, 2017) – Investments in Vermont’s 529 college savings plan have reached another milestone, topping $350 million in assets, the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. announced today.
  Vermont’s plan, the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan, or VHEIP, turns 18 this year, the same age as studen
  
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• Londonderry town clerk named to succeed Olsen in House

  30-11-2017 19:51 via vtdigger.org
  Londonderry Town Clerk Kelly MacLaury Pajala has been selected by Gov. Phil Scott to fill the House seat vacated this month by Rep. Oliver Olsen, I-Londonderry.
  Pajala, also an independent, had said in October that she would seek the post, after Olsen announced he would step down because of increased business commitments.Londonderry Town Clerk Kelly MacLaury Pajala has been appointed to the House seat being vacated by Rep. Oliver Olsen, I-Londonderry.Courtesy photo“Kelly has demonstrated a
  
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• Burlington 2030 District private-public partnership created to address climate change

  30-11-2017 19:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Green Building NetworkNovember 29, 2017
  Contact:Jenna Antonino DiMarePhone: 802-735-2192Email: [email protected]
  November 29, 2017, Burlington VT – Leading Burlington businesses and institutions have committed over 3.6 million square feet to participate in the Burlington 2030 District, a private-public partnership working to reduce building energy consumption, water use and transportation emissions 50% by 2030. By establishing the economic case for the neces
  
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• Sanders challenges Republicans to prove him wrong

  30-11-2017 19:39 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersNov. 29, 2017
  Contact:Sanders Press Office
  [email protected]
  Tell Us You Won’t Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
  WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 – On the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) challenged Republicans to tell him he is “wrong” – that they will not cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid if the tax bill passes and creates a $1.4 trillion deficit.
  Sanders predicted that in order to pay for
  
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• Champlain College Online enhances cybersecurity program with new leadership

  30-11-2017 19:33 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Champlain CollegeNov. 28, 2017
  Press Contact:Lauren HornSage Communications (For Champlain College Online)(703) 207-0941
  [email protected]
  www.champlain.edu
  BURLINGTON, Vt. – November 28, 2017 – Champlain College Online, designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, today announced a new chair of cybersecurity programs. Kathleen Hyde, MCIS, MBA, will help eq
  
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• Leahy announces $1.3 million grant to help Vermont State Police combat opioid epidemic

  30-11-2017 19:22 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyNov. 29, 2017
  Contact:Press ContactDavid Carle: (202) 224-3693
  . . . Vermont Grant Is One Of Only 8 Nationwide
  (WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2017) — Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Wednesday announced a grant of more than $1.3 million for the Vermont State Police (VSP) to continue its aggressive work fighting the opioid epidemic in Vermont.
  This was the second-largest of only eight grants awarded nationwide through the highl
  
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• Public Utility Commission appoints deputy general counsel and policy director

  30-11-2017 19:19 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Public Utility CommissionNov. 29, 2017
  Contact:Anthony Roisman, Chair, Public UtilityCommission(802) 828-2358
  [email protected]
  Montpelier, VT (November 29, 2017) – Today the Vermont Public Utility Commission (“PUC”) appointed a new Deputy General Counsel and a new Policy Director.
  Staff attorney John Cotter will be the new PUC Deputy General Counsel. In addition to assisting the General Counsel, he will continue to serve as a team leader, hearing
  
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• Northfield Community Development Network receives grant from Cooperative Community Fund to support the Night on the Common

  30-11-2017 19:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northfield Community Development NetworkNov. 29, 2017
  Contact:Annee Giard, Director of Communications860.712.4557
  [email protected]
  www.ncdnvt.org
  Northfield, Vt. (November 29, 2017) – Northfield Community Development Network (NCDN) is pleased to announce it has received a $250 grant from the Cooperative Community Fund of the Hunger Mountain Co-op. These funds will support the third annual Northfield Night on the Common in summer 2018.
  Begun in 2016, the Northfield Nigh
  
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• Age Well receives $25,000 grant from Walmart Foundation to support Meals on Wheels

  30-11-2017 19:07 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Age WellNov. 29, 2017
  Contact:Sara WoolDirector of Development & CommunicationsAge Well (formerly the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging)802-662-5229
  [email protected]
  November 29, 2017 (Essex Junction, VT) — Walmart and the Walmart Foundation recently presented a $25,000 grant to Age Well in support of its efforts to deliver more than 250,000 meals over the next year to homebound seniors and support infrastructure that will ensure greater quality and efficiencies
  
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• Live With Gov. Scott: Taxes, Education And Priorities For 2018 dlvr.it/Q3gwqR https://t.co/gBS2TfZY1V

  30-11-2017 19:05 via twitter.com
  
  Live With Gov. Scott: Taxes, Education And Priorities For 2018 dlvr.it/Q3gwqR https://t.co/gBS2TfZY1V
  
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• Vermont hospitals connecting Vermonters with health care coverage

  30-11-2017 18:59 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health SystemsNov. 29, 2017
  Contact:Judy Stermer, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems802-505-0699
  Montpelier, VT—The number of people with health insurance has increased significantly in recent years, with more than 20 million Americans gaining health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act. Vermont has some of the lowest uninsured rates in the country, and now, during the Open Enrollment period for Vermont Hea
  
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• PC Construction announces promotion of Art Klugo to project director

  30-11-2017 18:54 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — PC ConstructionNovember 29, 2017
  Contact:Dennise R. CaseyPC Construction802-233-9436
  [email protected]
  Klugo will provide leadership at $200+ Million Burlington City Place Project
  PC Construction has announced that Art Klugo of South Burlington has been promoted to project director. In his elevated role, Klugo will provide leadership at the new Burlington City Place project. That project will transform the current Burlington Town Center site into a mixed-use s
  
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• Digger Champions – James Duff Lyall: The value of transparency and government accountability

  30-11-2017 18:21 via vtdigger.org
  James Duff Lyall is the new executive director of the ACLU of Vermont.The Vermont ACLU helped VTDigger obtain critical records about the viability of the state’s EB-5 program after the Vermont Attorney General’s office blocked access to official communication between the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.
  Together, the Vermont ACLU and VTDigger sued the state for records. While the lawsuit was not successful, the legal fight over records p
  
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• Bennington downtown developers worried about GOP tax bill

  30-11-2017 17:33 via vtdigger.org
  A rendering from a redevelopment brochure for the Putnam Block project in downtown Bennington.BENNINGTON — Supporters of the $53 million Putnam Block project are nervously eyeing the massive Republican tax code overhaul as it takes shape in Congress — concerned about the effects on tax credits that are vital to the redevelopment effort.
  According to U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., the situation is similar in other Vermont communities as well, wherever developers are planning the rehabi
  
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• Today on the program: We'll get you prepped for the tricky traffic ahead by understanding the science of snow tires… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-11-2017 16:10 via twitter.com
  Today on the program: We'll get you prepped for the tricky traffic ahead by understanding the science of snow tires… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Scott administration to use VW settlement money for ‘clean diesel’ vehicles

  30-11-2017 11:49 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerGov. Phil Scott announced Wednesday a plan for spending $18.6 million from an historic settlement with German automaker VW over fraudulent “clean diesel” emissions claims.
  The proposal offers few details on how the Scott administration intends to spend the money.Peter Walke, the deputy secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, says the administration will take comments on the plan for the next 45 days. http://dec.vermont.gov/air-qu
  
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• Scott administration seeks public input on spending of VW settlement

  30-11-2017 11:49 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerGov. Phil Scott announced Wednesday a plan for spending $18.6 million from an historic settlement with German automaker VW over fraudulent “clean diesel” emissions claims.
  The proposal offers few details on how the Scott administration intends to spend the money.
  Peter Walke, the deputy secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, says the administration will take comments on the plan for the next 45 days.
  Lawmakers and environmentali
  
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• Student sues UVM over disciplinary action related to alleged groping incident

  30-11-2017 11:30 via vtdigger.org
  A sign at the entrance to the University of Vermont on Main Street in Burlington. Photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDigger
  The University of Vermont is defending its disciplinary process in the face of a civil rights lawsuit by a student who was suspended for sexual misconduct.
  The student, identified as John Doe, alleges he was not given a fair hearing and that the university’s Title IX investigator had a conflict of interest.The university found John Doe guilty last spring of groping a woman at
  
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• Rutland chamber leader’s DUI citation spotlights legal limbo

  30-11-2017 02:39 via vtdigger.org
  RUTLAND — The head of the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce has been cited into court on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to police.However, whether that citation leads to the filing of a formal charge by a prosecutor may still be an open question.That’s because police say Mary Cohen’s roadside blood-alcohol test early Saturday registered above 0.08 percent, but the evidentiary breath test at the police station was lower than 0.08.
  The legal limit for drivin
  
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• Burlington chief lobbies against federal concealed carry expansion

  30-11-2017 02:08 via vtdigger.org
  Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo is flanked by Los Angeles city attorney Mike Feuer, left, and New York County District Attorney Cy Vance as he speaks Wednesday in Washington against the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerWASHINGTON — The chief of the Burlington Police Department joined prosecutors and police officials from across the country to urge Congress not to move forward with a bill that would allow some people to carry concealed guns across
  
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• Scott says state will ‘opt in’ on federal FirstNet program

  30-11-2017 01:52 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
  Gov. Phil Scott announced Wednesday that he had decided the state will join a national program headed by a federal agency and telecom giant AT&T to strengthen, expand and streamline communications among first responders.
  “It is important that Vermont’s first responders have the best service and access to an interoperable network that is expected to advance and adapt with new technology through the next 25 years,” Scott
  
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• UVM hospital settles claims it discriminated against deaf patients

  30-11-2017 01:11 via vtdigger.org
  ​George Lareau, of Burlington, signs about his experiences with the UVM Medical Center with an American Sign Language interpreter. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont Medical Center has settled with the U.S. attorney for Vermont over allegations the hospital failed to communicate effectively with deaf patients, violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.
  The settlement follows multiple complaints on behalf of four deaf patients that Vermont
  
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• Bernie Sanders: What I learned in high school … last week

  30-11-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sen. Bernie Sanders,I-Vt.
  Last year, more than 60,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the United States. That’s more Americans dying in one year than during the entire 19 years of the Vietnam War. In our small state, 112 Vermonters died from a drug overdose, which is three times as many as died in 2010. And what’s even more shocking than the sheer numbers of people dying is how hard this epidemic is hitting younger people. Drug overdose
  
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• Eric Wolinsky: A watershed moment

  30-11-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Eric Wolinsky, an associate professor of construction management at Vermont Technical College who is a longtime waterfront property owner on St. Albans Bay and on the board of and past president of the St. Albans Area Watershed Association. He has been a registered engineer in Maine. The views expressed are his own.
  To: Gov. Phil Scott; Agency of Agriculture, Food and Market Secretary Anson Tebbetts; Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore
  Sec
  
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• Bruce Hiland: Middlebury’s rail project overkill

  30-11-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bruce Hiland, of Middlebury, who is a retired management consultant and past president of the Middlebury Business Association. It was first published in the Addison Independent on Nov. 23.If VTrans has its way Middlebury’s historic downtown will experience historic disruption and damage over the next three years. Fifty-two million-plus of your taxpayer dollars will be spent to do this “… if all goes according to plan.” To avoid
  
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• State’s attorney to push for legalizing heroin injection facilities

  30-11-2017 00:18 via vtdigger.org
  Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George addresses the media Wednesday. George said she will support legislative efforts to legalize safe injection sites for heroin users. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George will throw her support behind efforts to establish places in Vermont where people can safely inject heroin.
  Safe injection sites are locations where people who are addicted to drugs — specifically heroin, w
  
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