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• What The State Does To Prevent Tax Fraud dlvr.it/QFkYcK https://t.co/mL4ikApacC

  09-02-2018 22:13 via twitter.com
  
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• LISTEN: What The State Does To Prevent Tax Fraud dlvr.it/QFkYh4 https://t.co/neT8AymuHU

  09-02-2018 22:13 via twitter.com
  
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• House Bill Addresses Legal Questions Of Parenthood dlvr.it/QFkPCd https://t.co/ZqZ0Rh1oWm

  09-02-2018 21:36 via twitter.com
  
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• LISTEN: House Speaker Mitzi Johnson On Paid Family Leave And School Financing dlvr.it/QFkJHZ https://t.co/ngOBIhjog0

  09-02-2018 21:18 via twitter.com
  
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• Newport man dies in farm accident

  09-02-2018 21:08 via vtdigger.org
  Dairy farming is one of the most hazardous occupations. File photo by Terry J. Allen/VTDigger
  BERKSHIRE – A Newport man was killed in a farming accident early Thursday morning.James Davio, who was 57, was hit by a farm vehicle just before dawn, at Pleasant Valley Farm, a Franklin County dairy operation.Jamie St. Pierre, 22, who was driving a Caterpillar 928 bucket loader, told Vermont State Police he was transferring grain to a truck for feeding the cows. He didn’t realize Davio had
  
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• SCOV Law Blog: A last minute pull-out from arbitration

  09-02-2018 21:02 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney.
  Adams v. Barr, 2018 VT 12 
  The lesson in this case is: “Don’t wait until the last minute.” I suppose, in life, that’s a universally applicable lesson. In this case, for Mr. and Mrs. Adams and their construction company, it’s an expensive lesson as well. And we could say, “Don’t let the play clock run out before calling a time-out.”RELATED STORIESSCOV L
  
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• YWP: ‘Dying World’

  09-02-2018 17:59 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 fr
  
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• VCFA Young Writers Network expands programming thanks to NEA grant

  09-02-2018 17:28 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont College of Fine ArtsFebruary 8, 2018
  Contact:Tim SimardVermont College of Fine [email protected]
  Montpelier – The Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) Young Writers Network received a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Challenge Grant this week, which will help expand the network’s efforts to connect professional authors with youth who are underserved by existing creative writing programs and underrepresented in children&r
  
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• Vermont Foodbank receives annual TD Charitable Foundation food bank grant

  09-02-2018 17:17 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont FoodbankFebruary 8, 2018
  Contact:Nicole WhalenVermont [email protected]
  Barre – The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, announced that it has provided $800,000 in grants to 36 food banks across the bank’s Maine to Florida footprint to help provide meals locally to families and individuals in need. The grants focus on food stability; healthy growth and developme
  
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• Sanders urges Trump to restore LIHEAP funding

  09-02-2018 17:08 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of Sen. Bernie SandersFebruary 8, 2018
  Contact:Joshua Miller-Lewis, Deputy Communications and Digital DirectorOffice of Sen. Bernie [email protected]
  Washington, D.C. – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter Thursday urging President Donald Trump to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at no less than $5.1 billion in his upcoming budget.
  Last year, President Trump proposed eliminating LIHEAP, “a proposal
  
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• Green Up Vermont poster contest winners announced

  09-02-2018 16:59 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Up VermontFebruary 9, 2018
  Contact:Melanie Phelps, Green Up [email protected]
  Montpelier – Green Up Vermont announced winners in its annual student poster design contest for Green Up Day 2018. The winning art entry for the promotional poster was designed by Uma Chirkova, Grade 8, of Newbury. She painted a vibrant scene of people going out together in their community to remove litter from Vermont; peeling back the dirty layer, to r
  
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• Orwell Man sentenced to 84 months of imprisonment for armed robbery of Fair Haven Maplefields Store 

  09-02-2018 16:49 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the United States AttorneyFebruary 8, 2018
  Burlington – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Matthew Hinton, 28, most recently of Orwell, Vermont, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss to 84 months of imprisonment for an armed robbery of the Maplefields convenience store in Fair Haven, which occurred on September 30, 2015. The defendant previously pled guilty to this robbery, as well as pos
  
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• Vermont GOP: Democrats, union bosses completely out of touch with taxpayers

  09-02-2018 16:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont RepublicansFebruary 7, 2018
  Contact:Mike DonohueVermont [email protected]
  Berlin – In a stunningly irresponsible display of either willful ignorance or intentional deception, Democratic lawmakers and the Vermont NEA are (again) unwilling to consider any options necessary to curb out-of-control property taxes on Vermonters. Governor Phil Scott’s call for a meaningful conversation on new ways to finance our education system and improve expen
  
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• Rutland NAACP hosts Soul Food Sunday

  09-02-2018 16:24 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — NAACPFebruary 8, 2018
  Contact:Lakeisha [email protected]
  Rutland – In a celebration of food, community, and Black History Month, the Rutland Area branch of the NAACP is hosting its inaugural Soul Food Sunday dinner on February 11, 4-6pm at the Godnick Adult Center in Rutland. This potluck-style meal will feature both traditional Southern soul food and other comfort foods from the families of members and friends. This event is an opportunity to highl
  
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• Funding available for Vermont artists and arts organizations

  09-02-2018 16:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The Vermont Community FoundationFebruary 8, 2018
  Contact:Lauren BrunoThe Vermont Community Foundation802-388-3355 ext. [email protected]
  Middlebury – Funding is now available for Vermont artists and arts organizations through the Vermont Arts Endowment Fund and the Concert Artists Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation.
  The Vermont Arts Endowment Fund awards grants up to $5,000 to support the creation and presentation of new work by Vermont artists and art
  
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• Seven Vermont organizations receive National Endowment for the Arts grants

  09-02-2018 16:06 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Arts CouncilFebruary 8, 2018
  Contact:Kira [email protected]
  Montpelier – The National Endowment for the Arts announced its first round of grant funding for FY2018. Seven Vermont organizations received grants totaling $122,000. The grants were awarded to Kingdom County Productions, New England Center for Circus Arts, Marble House Project, President & Fellows of Middlebury College, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Yellow Barn, and Go
  
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• NG Advantage announces key additions to leadership team

  09-02-2018 15:46 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — NG Advantage LLCFebruary 8, 2018
  Contact:Claudia Ashton, Director of MarketingNG Advantage LLC802-760-1167 ext. [email protected]
  Colchester – NG Advantage, which is majority-owned by Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE), announced that it has named Bruce Brown as Chief Operating Officer. Two other senior managers also joined the leadership team for the company that distributes compressed natural gas by truck across the Northeast.
  “NG Advantage is proud to a
  
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• Real estate tycoon Tony Pomerleau dies

  09-02-2018 14:33 via vtdigger.org
  Tony Pomerleau. Courtesy photo
  Real estate tycoon and philanthropist Antonio Pomerleau has died.
  The patriarch of the Pomerleau family passed away at the age of 100, his son, Ernie, announced Friday morning. The elder Pomerleau had been in recent poor health.
  The jovial, sharp-eyed developer, known as Tony, built one of the largest personal fortunes in Vermont history, which he pegged at more than $100 million. He also gave away millions in philanthropic efforts, which also included an annual Ch
  
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• Phil Scott: Fiscal discipline and smart investments

  09-02-2018 03:18 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican.
  On my first day in office, I set three strategic priorities: strengthen the economy, make Vermont more affordable and protect the most vulnerable. These goals guide my administration in everything we do, including in the budgets I’ve recommended to the Legislature.
  My budget prevents state spending from growing faster than wages, while making smart investments for our future. To ensure spending increases no l
  
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• Julie Macuga: The true sound of freedom is not an F-35

  09-02-2018 03:14 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Julia Macuga, of Burlington, who is a recent graduate of the University of Vermont and a member of Save Our Skies VT. 
  The stack of speaker sign-up sheets for the F-35 ballot item towered at a packed City Hall last Monday night. People from around the state and members of the press crowded the first floor and balcony. People in polished brass mingled with those in salt-stained boots. The session had skipped right to public comment; by my tally, 35
  
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• BSD Unified PTO: Return PILOT funds to Burlington schools

  09-02-2018 03:09 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is a letter from members of PTOS at Burlington schools to Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and Burlington City Council. The PTO members are listed at the end of the letter.
  Mayor Weinberger and City Council members,
  We, the PTO leaders of the Burlington School District, expect that our city leadership will do everything in its power to apply PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) funds to non-educational school district needs. It is our understanding that the city
  
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• Peter Rousmaniere: Trump’s immigration plan and Vermont

  09-02-2018 03:04 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Rousmaniere, of Montpelier, who manages the blog, workingimmigrants.
  In his State of the Union address on Jan. 30, President Donald Trump said that he wanted the country to have a “safe, modern, and lawful immigration system.” He restated four elements of an immigration reform “framework” that the White House had released on Jan. 25.
  What might be the impact on Vermont if Trump’s plan is accepted? The one-page framewo
  
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• Vermont senators split on major federal budget deal

  09-02-2018 02:57 via vtdigger.org
  Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy at a Statehouse ceremony in December. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  WASHINGTON — Vermont’s senators are split over a massive budget deal that would avert a government shutdown and set a fiscal framework for the country for the next two years.
  Senate Republicans and Democrats brokered the package, which raises spending limits on spending on both defense and non-defense programs by about $300 billion, extends funding for several health car
  
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• UPDATED: Vermont delegation split on major federal budget deal

  09-02-2018 02:57 via vtdigger.org
  Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy at a Statehouse ceremony in December. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  This story was updated at 1:17 a.m.
  WASHINGTON — Vermont’s delegation split over a massive budget deal that temporarily funds the federal government and sets a fiscal framework for the country for the next two years.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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• Lawmakers tackle childhood trauma effects

  09-02-2018 02:15 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Anne Donahue, R-Northfield, speaks about childhood trauma during a Wednesday press conference at the Statehouse. With Donahue are, from left to right, Rep. Mike Mrowicki, D-Putney; Rep. Kate Webb, D-Shelburne; Sen. David Soucy, R-Rutland; and Sen. Becca Balint, D-Windham.
  After hearing sometimes-emotional stories from more than 60 witnesses, a group of state legislators studying the effects of childhood trauma couldn’t come up with just one bill to address the problem.
  Instead, they d
  
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• Hannaford submits new application in Hinesburg supermarket saga

  09-02-2018 01:15 via vtdigger.org
  Members of the group Responsible Growth Hinesburg at the site of the proposed Hannaford supermarket in Hinesburg. File photo by Gail Callahan
  HINESBURG- The on-again, off-again battle over building a Hannaford Supermarket in the center of Hinesburg is on again, with the submission of a new application by developers, setting off a new round of reviews.
  The town’s Development Review Board, which reviews all development applications, has set a date of Apr. 3 for a meeting about the new propos
  
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• Burlington parents push city for lost school funds

  09-02-2018 00:42 via vtdigger.org
  Parent-Teacher groups are calling on Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger to be creative in finding ways to fund city schools. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — Parent-Teacher organizations are pushing Mayor Miro Weinberger to come up with new ways to support Burlington’s schools.
  For years, the city split its PILOT funds — an acronym for payments in lieu of taxes, money that comes from sources like water and electric ratepayers and tax-exempt institutions like the U
  
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• The Deeper Dig: Vermonters take Pyeongchang

  09-02-2018 00:05 via vtdigger.org
  Mikaela Shiffrin is one of nearly 30 athletes with Vermont ties competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. File photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDiggerStarting this week, about 30 athletes with Vermont ties are competing for Team USA in the 2018 Winter Olympics.RELATED STORIESVermont Olympians follow in their families’ ski tracksVermonter has Team USA covered at Winter GamesVermont athletes get set for South KoreaVermont athletes picked for U.S. Olympic team
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