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• Sexual Harassment Bill Aims To Protect Victims' Rights dlvr.it/QGWrk9 https://t.co/Mg6NUJfYEj

  15-02-2018 22:09 via twitter.com
  
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• Burlington police arrest suspects in 2-year vandalization spree

  15-02-2018 20:17 via vtdigger.org
  Weapons, tools and CO2 cartridges found inside the Dodge Ram used by the suspects. Photo courtesy Burlington Police Department
  Two men were arrested Wednesday night in connection with a two-year vandalism spree in Burlington that left some 200 cars with hundreds to thousands of dollars worth of damage, often due to windows being shot out with BB guns.Burlington police said William Bowler, 24, of Swanton and Alexander Charbonneau, 30, of Burlington were caught after six acts of vandalism on Wedne
  
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• LISTEN: Give Peace A Chance: Vermont's Tradition Of Pacifism dlvr.it/QGVwwK https://t.co/8Jq7eBxUPu

  15-02-2018 19:38 via twitter.com
  
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• Olympics: Shiffrin wins giant slalom gold

  15-02-2018 15:56 via vtdigger.org
  Mikaela Shiffrin, pictured at the most recent Killington World Cup, won a gold medal Thursday in her first 2018 Olympics race. Photo by Reese Brown/U.S. Ski & Snowboard
  After nearly a week of wind delays, Vermont-schooled Mikaela Shiffrin blew away the competition Thursday to win a gold medal in her first 2018 Olympics race.
  The 22-year-old graduate of Burke Mountain Academy needed only 2 minutes and 20.02 seconds to top the podium of alpine skiing’s giant slalom.
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• Leahy: Senate floor address on the Senate’s immigration debate, and the Dreamers

  15-02-2018 15:50 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of Sen. Patrick LeahyFebruary 14, 2018
  Contact:David CarleOffice of Sen. Patrick Leahy202-224-3693
  Washington, D.C. – “As the Senate debates the fate of our Nation’s Dreamers this week, an uncontestable truth underpins our discussion: We are a Nation of immigrants. Unless you are Native American, you come from a line of people who come from somewhere else. More than in any country on Earth, this simple fact is a defining characteristic of our nationa
  
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• Norwich University Associate Professor Gina Sherriff awarded Vermont Women in Higher Education scholarship

  15-02-2018 15:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityFebruary 14, 2018
  Contact: Daphne [email protected]
  Northfield – Vermont Women in Higher Education (VWHE) awarded its annual professional development scholarship to Norwich University Associate Professor Gina Sherriff in December to support her work in mentoring women on campus.
  The scholarship, named after Lyndon State College’s former president, Carol A. Moore, recognizes women working in Vermont higher education who a
  
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• Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont nets $60 million in job-creating federal tax credits

  15-02-2018 15:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Delegation, U.S. CongressFebruary 14, 2018
  Contact:David CarleOffice of Sen. Patrick Leahy202-224-3693
  Dan McLeanOffice of Sen. Bernie Sanders802-862-6695
  Kate HamiltonOffice of Rep. Peter Welch202-440-3340
  Washington, D.C. – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) and Rep. Peter Welch (D) Wednesday announced that Vermont Rural Ventures will receive $60 million in federal tax credits to spur economic development projects throughout the state.
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• Chris Bohjalian comes to Rutland for a book talk on ‘The Flight Attendant,’ March 8

  15-02-2018 15:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Phoenix BooksFebruary 14, 2018
  Contact:Kristen EatonPhoenix [email protected]
  Rutland – On Thursday, March 8th at 6:30pm, Phoenix Books Rutland will present an event with Chris Bohjalian at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rutland. Bohjalian will read from and discuss his new book, The Flight Attendant!
  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest Room comes a powerful story about the ways an entire life can change in one night: A
  
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• Burlington City Arts seeks applications for Community Arts Fund

  15-02-2018 15:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Burlington City ArtsFebruary 13, 2018
  Contact:Andrew KrebbsCommunications Director, Burlington City [email protected]
  Sara KatzAssistant Director, Burlington City [email protected]
  Burlington – Burlington City Arts seeks applications for its Community Arts Fund. The BCA Community fund was created to foster a robust, healthy, creative community, to encourage social innovation through the arts, and to support a
  
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• Sergeant Jason Wetherby receives Frank Silfies Award for collaboration

  15-02-2018 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northwestern Counseling & Support ServicesFebruary 14, 2018
  Contact:Joe Halko, Director of Community RelationsNorthwestern Counseling & Support [email protected]
  St. Albans – Sergeant Jason Wetherby of St. Albans City Police was presented the Team Two Frank Silfies Award on January 31, 2018, a date shared with Mental Health Advocacy Day. The Team Two Frank Silfies Award, created in 2015 and awarded annually, is presented to a law enforcemen
  
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• Department Of Liquor Control supports Spectrum Youth & Family Services with over $10,000

  15-02-2018 15:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Department of Liquor ControlFebruary 14, 2018
  Contact:Gary Kessler, Deputy CommissionerDepartment of Liquor [email protected]
  Montpelier – The Department of Liquor Control (DLC) recently wrapped up its first rare bourbon raffle. Winner’s got the opportunity to purchase a bottle of rare and highly sought-after Pappy Van Winkle bourbon. There were 2394 total entries into the raffle and 114 bottles available to purchase. Entry into the
  
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• Genetic limits threaten chickpeas, a globally critical food

  15-02-2018 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The University of VermontFebruary 14, 2018
  Contact:Joshua [email protected] – Perhaps you missed the news that the price of hummus has spiked in Great Britain. The cause, as the New York Times reported on February 8: drought in India, resulting in a poor harvest of chickpeas. Far beyond making dips for pita bread, chickpeas are a legume of life-and-death importance—especially in India, Pakistan, and Ethiopia where 1 in 5 of the
  
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• ‘Mary Janes: The Women of Weed’ debuts in Burlington

  15-02-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Heady VermontFebruary 14, 2018
  Contact:Monica DonovanHeady [email protected]
  Burlington – Local CBD Company Elmore Mountain Therapeutics is bringing “Mary Janes: The Women of Weed” to Merrill’s Roxy Theater in Burlington VT on February 17, 2018 at 7 pm.
  The film presents stories, insights and strategies from cannabis industry leaders. Alongside legalization in Vermont comes a wave of enthusiasm for cannabis. Directors, farmers and innovat
  
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• WATCH LIVE: VTDigger’s Burlington mayoral forum

  15-02-2018 04:40 via vtdigger.org
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• Prosecutor dismisses DUI charge against ex-trooper

  15-02-2018 03:03 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont State Police vehicle. Photo by Dan Schwartz/VTDigger
  A criminal charge has been dropped by prosecutors against a former Vermont State Police trooper accused of driving a cruiser while under the influence of alcohol and on duty.
  A trial last year on the drunken driving charge in the case against Eric Rademacher ended in a hung jury. Last week, Assistant Attorney General Evan Meenan, the prosecutor in the case, submitted a filing in Rutland Superior criminal court dismissing the charge.Mee
  
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• Jay Peak, Burke to go on the market in May

  15-02-2018 02:38 via vtdigger.org
  Stateside Hotel at Jay Peak. VTDigger photo
  The ribbon was cut Wednesday afternoon on the last major development at Jay Peak, coming just a few months before the resort is expected to hit the market in search of a buyer.
  The 800-plus EB-5 investors who were defrauded in a massive Northeast Kingdom redevelopment scheme will likely get most of their money back with the sale of Jay Peak as well as the nearby Burke Mountain ski area and other properties.
  Gov. Phil Scott was at Jay Peak on Wednesday
  
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• Per pupil school spending growing less than 1 percent

  15-02-2018 02:18 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont education finance manager Brad James. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger
  Vermont’s school spending in the past year is coming in far below expectations, meaning property owners will see a significant drop in expected taxes.
  The tax department had predicted a 3.5 percent increase in school spending, which coupled with a $50 million deficit in the education fund left over from last year necessitated a tax increase of 9.4 cents on each $100 of assessed property value.
  But the math ha
  
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• Pearce raises ‘serious concerns’ about financing of prison proposal

  15-02-2018 02:02 via vtdigger.org
  State Treasurer Beth Pearce. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  The state treasurer says she has “serious concerns” about the financing of a proposal for a new prison and mental health facility using a partnership between the state and a private company.
  Gov. Phil Scott’s administration offered a concept for a 925-bed prison and psychiatric care facility in Franklin County last month in response to a legislative request to analyze the state’s mental health and corrections n
  
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• Hospital revenues $23.7M over budget in fiscal 2017

  15-02-2018 01:23 via vtdigger.org
  Dr. John Brumsted, chief executive officer of UVM Medical Center.Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
  Vermont hospitals saw greater-than-expected patient revenues in fiscal 2017, with three University of Vermont Health Network hospitals leading the way.
  New statewide figures released by the Green Mountain Care Board show that net patient revenues exceeded the hospitals’ state-approved budgets by $23.7 million last fiscal year.
  Some hospitals ended up far below budget. But University of Vermont
  
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• Scott places rush order on equal pay, but law still would take effect July 1.

  15-02-2018 01:13 via vtdigger.org
  A sign in the window of a Brattleboro business supporting equal pay for equal work. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
  Gov.Phil Scott has told the leaders of both the Vermont House and Senate that he wants the Legislature to act quickly to pass equal pay bills, so he can sign them into law before town meeting day on March 6.In a letter sent to Speaker of the House Mitzi Johnson and Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe, and released to the media, on Monday, Scott urged them to pass the bills that wou
  
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• Catherine Rader: An investment in public health

  15-02-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Catherine Rader, a member of the League of Women Voters of Vermont. She lives in East Montpelier.
  On Jan. 23 I attended the public hearing of the joint House Health Care Committee and Senate Health and Welfare Committee at the Statehouse. I heard stories from people with and without insurance, for those with inadequate insurance, people trapped in jobs in order to afford insurance for their families. Dr. Allan Ramsay, head of the People’s Health a
  
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• Wavell Cowan: Act 46 and education reform

  15-02-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Wavell Cowan, of Montpelier, a research scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, businessman, social activist, and author.
  The Legislature, with Act 46, has once again revisited Vermont’s public education system. Again, in all probability, this will simply reshuffle the deck, producing yet another hand to be played out before it becomes deja vu all over again. There is an alternative. We could, finally, conclude that it is the deck of cards that is the
  
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• Elayne Clift: Fine print or fraud?

  15-02-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Elayne Clift, who writes about women, culture and social issues from Saxtons River.
  Back in 2015, Wells Fargo Bank was caught imposing illegal bank practices on its California customers. Their tactics included having accounts opened by customers without their permission while bank employees were instructed by senior management to “do whatever it takes” to meet sales goals by pushing checking account customers into savings, credit and online
  
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• Steven Gorelick: Technology and its discontents

  15-02-2018 00:50 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Steven Gorelick of South Walden.
  Tucked within the pages of the January issue of the Agriview, the Ag Department’s monthly farm publication, was a short survey from the Department of Public Service.Described as an aid to the DPS in drafting their “Ten Year Telecom Plan,” the survey contains eight questions, the first seven of which are simple multiple-choice queries about current internet and cell phone service at the respondent’
  
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