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• Black Lives Matter flag to fly over Montpelier High School

  25-01-2018 23:37 via vtdigger.org
  A homemade Black Lives Matter flag flies at UVM. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  Montpelier High School will fly the flag of the Black Lives Matter movement for the month of February.Montpelier School District Superintendent Brian Ricca said the Racial Justice Alliance, a student-run organization at the school, had made the request in a letter to the school board. February is nationally recognized as Black History Month.
  The School Board voted unanimously at its Jan. 17 meeting to suppor
  
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• Vermont mayors call for focus on opioid crisis, mental health issues

  25-01-2018 23:03 via vtdigger.org
  From left: Mayors John Hollar of Montpelier, Thom Lauzon of Barre, Seth Leonard of Winooski and Miro Weinberger of Burlington, speak at a Statehouse news conference Wednesday to present their legislative wish list. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger
  Vermont’s mayors took to the Statehouse Wednesday to lay out a litany of city-centric policy proposals for lawmakers to address in the 2018 session.High on the group’s list is more funding and data to combat the state’s opioid and mental
  
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• Central Vermont Medical Center mobile food pantry visiting CVMC Friday

  25-01-2018 22:19 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The University of Vermont Health NetworkJan. 24, 2018
  Contact:Lynn AdamoCommunications SpecialistMarketing and CommunicationsThe University of Vermont Health NetworkP: 802-371-4375F: 802-371-5984
  Berlin, Vt. – The Vermont Foodbank’s VeggieVanGo, a mobile food pantry, will deliver its first round of healthy groceries to the University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center on Friday, Jan. 26. Community members experiencing food insecurity
  
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• Health Commissioner Warns Vermont's 'Widespread' Flu Season Yet To Peak dlvr.it/QCmXNC https://t.co/NtILk2CpQU

  25-01-2018 22:01 via twitter.com
  
  Health Commissioner Warns Vermont's 'Widespread' Flu Season Yet To Peak dlvr.it/QCmXNC https://t.co/NtILk2CpQU
  
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• LISTEN: Health Commissioner Warns Vermont's 'Widespread' Flu Season Yet To Peak dlvr.it/QCmT2z https://t.co/SyzXuDFSM7

  25-01-2018 21:51 via twitter.com
  
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• LISTEN: Could A Homegrown Phosphorus Industry Clean Up Vermont's Water? dlvr.it/QCmFjj https://t.co/3ad47PpsVi

  25-01-2018 21:14 via twitter.com
  
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• Renowned clown admits sexual exploitation of former Circus Smirkus trouper

  25-01-2018 17:43 via vtdigger.org
  Barry Lubin, a former Big Apple Circus clown, is accused of luring a teenage girl into a pornographic photo shoot.This image is a screenshot of the front cover of his autobiography.
  World renowned clown Barry Lubin lured a teenaged aerialist he met after a Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour show 14 years ago into a pornographic photo shoot. Lubin, at the time, was employed by the Big Apple Circus. For the past two summers, Lubin worked as a coach for the Vermont-based nonprofit Circus Smirkus.
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• Jack Crowther announces candidacy for Rutland City Board of Aldermen

  25-01-2018 16:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release – Jack CrowtherJanuary 24, 2018
  Contact:Jack [email protected]
  “I’m pleased to announce today my candidacy for the Rutland City Board of Aldermen.
  I do this humbly, with an appreciation for the importance of the job. I recognize that my capabilities are finite and that Rutland’s challenges are large. Nonetheless I believe I can contribute, based on my experiences over seven decades, my residency here for nearly 50 years, and a sinc
  
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• NFIB applauds Gov. Scott’s call for no new taxes and fees

  25-01-2018 15:55 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — National Federation of Independent BusinessJanuary 23, 2018
  Contact:Shawn [email protected]
  Montpelier – The National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB, which represents more than a thousand small businesses in Vermont responded to Gov. Phil Scott’s commitment not to raise taxes in his Budget Address today.
  “Governor Scott’s call to pass a balanced budget without raising taxes and fees is music to the ears of NFIB sm
  
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• Attorney General Donovan joins coalition urging U.S. Supreme Court to protect workers’ rights

  25-01-2018 15:50 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of Vermont Attorney GeneralJanuary 24, 2018
  Contact:Benjamin BattlesSolicitor GeneralOffice of Vermont Attorney General802-595-8679
  Attorney General TJ Donovan today announced that he is joining a coalition of 21 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold existing precedent that permits “fair share” provisions in public sector union contracts. The “fair share” provisions allow a union to collect a fee fr
  
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• Vermont’s largest wedding expo happening on Jan. 28

  25-01-2018 15:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Hall Communications Radio GroupJanuary 23, 2018
  Contact:Wendy MaysPromotions and Special Events CoordinatorHall Communications Radio [email protected]
  Burlington – With 300 people already pre-registered, another 300 expected to walk up and 55 local wedding professionals participating, Wedding Expo 2018 at UVM’s Dudley H. Davis Center in Burlington promises to be the biggest and most well-attended show of it’s kind in the state!
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• Champlain Basin Education Initiative to host digital storytelling workshop in St. Albans, Feb. 8

  25-01-2018 15:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Champlain Basin Education InitiativeJanuary 23, 2018
  Contact:Colleen Hickey, Education and Outreach CoordinatorLake Champlain Basin Program802-372-3213
  Grand Isle – Many is the parent that bemoans the ways that digital gadgets and electronic media distract and disconnect their kids from the world around them. And often for good reason. But on February 8, the Champlain Basin Education Initiative (CBEI) will sponsor a workshop at the St. Albans Museum that helps to
  
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• Housing experts to gather at Bennington College for Southern Vermont Housing Summit on Feb. 9

  25-01-2018 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Brattleboro Development Credit CorporationJanuary 23, 2018
  Sarah LangBrattleboro Development Credit Corporation(802) 257-7731 x222slang@brattleborodevelopment.comwww.brattleborodevelopment.com 
  Brattleboro – On Friday, February 9, 2018, from 1-4pm, join the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Southern Vermont Economy Project for the Southern Vermont Housing Summit. Due to high level of interest, the location of event has been changed. We will now be
  
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• Vermont company Sap! to appear on ABC’s Shark Tank

  25-01-2018 15:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Boardman Davis CommunicationsJanuary 23, 2018
  Contact:Elizabeth DavisBoardman Davis [email protected]
  Burlington – Sap!, a Vermont based beverage company will appear on this week’s ABC’s Shark Tank, January 28 at 10pm EST. The company’s co-founders Chas P. Smith and Nikita Salmon filmed the episode last Fall in Los Angeles and navigated the notoriously tough “Tank” and the panel of Sharks consisting of Mark
  
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• Peter Kunin elected Downs Rachlin Martin Managing Partner

  25-01-2018 15:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release – Downs Rachlin Martin PLLCJanuary 23, 2018
  Contact:Joseph L. Choquette III, External Affairs ManagerDowns Rachlin Martin PLLC802-225-5510
  Burlington – Attorney Peter B. Kunin has been elected managing partner and chief executive officer of the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. He replaces Paul H. Ode, Jr., who served as managing partner for the past nine years.
  “DRM partners have made an excellent choice in electing Peter Kunin to lead the f
  
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• American Lung Association’s report shows stalled efforts to save lives, reduce tobacco use in Vermont

  25-01-2018 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — American Lung AssociationJanuary 24, 2018
  CONTACT:Jennifer SolomonAmerican Lung [email protected]
  Williston – The American Lung Association’s 2018 “State of Tobacco Control” shows Vermont earned mixed grades on its tobacco policies. The 16th annual report grades states and the federal government on policies proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use, and finds that Vermont was unable to move the ball on tobacco policy in 2017, and
  
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• Vermont ski and snowboard resorts offer early Feb. deals

  25-01-2018 15:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Ski VermontJanuary 23, 2018
  Contact:Chloe Elliott, Communications ManagerSki [email protected] https://skivermont.com/events
  Visit the Green Mountains during the month of February and enjoy a month full of Olympic themed events and lodging packages, unique outdoor adventures, romantic mountain nuptials for Valentine’s Day and much more.
  Join Ski Vermont as they snack, sip and ski their way through Vermont with the 2018 Specialty Food Days Tou
  
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• State of Vermont partners with Sans Institute to offer Cyber Challenge for high school girls

  25-01-2018 15:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the Governor, State of VermontJanuary 24, 2018
  Contact:Jessica StolzVermont Homeland Security Unit802-241-5094
  Rebecca KelleyOffice of the [email protected]
  Montpelier – Governor Phil Scott today announced a new cybersecurity training partnership between the State and the SANS Institute.
  GirlsGoCyberStart, a free online game of discovery, provides Vermont high school girls interested in a cybersecurity career, with a tool to learn
  
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• Renewable energy veteran Jim Merriam joins Norwich Solar Technologies as CEO

  25-01-2018 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich Solar TechnologiesJanuary 23, 2018
  Contact:Steve Snyder, Marketing DirectorNorwich Solar [email protected] 
  White River Junction – Norwich Solar Technologies is pleased to announce that solar industry veteran Jim Merriam has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer where he will continue his mission of making it easy for businesses, schools, and municipalities to go solar, save money, and do good for the communi
  
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• ANR offers tips for stretching your wood pile through spring

  25-01-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Natural ResourcesJanuary 24, 2018
  Contact:Emma [email protected]://fpr.vermont.gov/
  Montpelier – Following the two-week arctic blast from late December into early January, the 38% of Vermonters who heat in full or in part with wood may be looking with dismay at their dwindling wood piles. The unseasonably cold and persistent sub-zero temperatures put early significant dents in wood piles, with months of heating left to go.
  
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• Could A Homegrown Phosphorus Industry Clean Up Vermont's Water? dlvr.it/QCjmG1 https://t.co/R8bW5Pmn8i

  25-01-2018 14:51 via twitter.com
  
  Could A Homegrown Phosphorus Industry Clean Up Vermont's Water? dlvr.it/QCjmG1 https://t.co/R8bW5Pmn8i
  
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• School choice advocates tout Vermont tuition voucher program

  25-01-2018 11:46 via vtdigger.org
  Hundreds of school-age Vermonters with yellow scarves bustled through the Statehouse Wednesday, staring at paintings and statues of historic Vermont leaders in the Statehouse lobby with wide eyes.The students who hailed from more than 30 independent schools were part of an annual nationwide celebration of school choice.“We’re celebrating every child in this room and their families, who have had the freedomto choose the school where their child fits in, where their child is comfortabl
  
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• Rights groups may get more time to change anti-bias policing policy

  25-01-2018 02:49 via vtdigger.org
  Will Lambek, left, and Enrique Balcazar, both of Migrant Justice, speak Wednesday at a meeting of the Senate Government Operations Committee about a recently adopted fair and impartial policing policy
  The chair of a state Senate committee says it may make sense to delay an anti-bias policy for law enforcement from going into effect after hearing from advocates who say it doesn’t go far enough to protect undocumented immigrants.
  “We will look at putting off the implementation date &he
  
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• Anson Tebbetts: Agriculture sector working for water quality

  25-01-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Anson Tebbetts, who is the secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.As you go about your day, it’s likely you pass a farm – or two or more – along the way. Hidden in hamlets and stretched out in the valleys, Vermont’s farms are part of our daily lives.
  And although farmers have worked the land for over a century, there may be something unexpected, yet rooted in Vermont, happening behind the scenes.
  Somethi
  
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• Shawn Shouldice: Seattle’s minimum wage lesson for Vermont

  25-01-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Shawn Shouldice, of Montpelier, who is Vermont state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, which represents more than 1,000 small businesses in Vermont.
  There are six different legislative proposals up for consideration by the Vermont General Assembly this session to raise the state’s minimum wage. Sen. Michael Sirotkin, chairman of the Senate Economic Development Committee, is leading the charge to enact S.40 which hikes th
  
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• Jason Lorber: Kids aren’t confused about pot

  25-01-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note this commentary is by Jason Lorber, of Burlington, the president of Aplomb Consulting and a comedian who served four terms in the Vermont Legislature. This piece first aired on VPR.My sixth-grade son came home from school last week and told me he’d heard about the new law legalizing marijuana. “Don’t they have any idea how stupid that is?!” he said in his pre-teen voice that just oozed disdain for grownups.
  My middle-schooler went on to lecture me on t
  
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• Margolis: Lies, damned lies, and statistics

  25-01-2018 00:45 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott gives his budget address on Tuesday, Jan. 23. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
  Editor’s note: Jon Margolis is VTDigger’s political columnist.
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