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• Scott open to reviewing gun laws in wake of thwarted school shooting

  17-02-2018 02:38 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro ReformerIn the aftermath of the arrest of a man who allegedly plotted to shoot up a Fair Haven school, Gov. Phil Scott said he is open to reviewing the state’s gun laws.
  “We must determine if we are truly doing all we can to prevent violence,” Scott said Friday.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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• Teenager denies school shooting plot; Governor says allegations ‘jolted me’

  17-02-2018 02:05 via vtdigger.org
  Jack Sawyer, 18, appears in Vermont Superior Court in Rutland on Friday. Photo by Ryan Mercer
  RUTLAND – Police say an 18-year-old Poultney man told them he planned to shoot up his former high school in Fair Haven, inspired by the two killers who carried out the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado nearly two decades ago.
  Jack Sawyer also told police of a notebook he kept where he wrote down his preparations for carrying out his plot, titled, “The Journal of an Active Sh
  
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• Jen Berger & Mary Lacy: Righting the mural

  17-02-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jen Berger and Mary Lacy, both community engaged artists from Burlington. Berger works in visual and performance-based mediums and is adjunct faculty at Community College of Vermont and former faculty at Burlington College; the views expressed are her own. Lacy primarily does murals, though recently completed a gallery show of smaller works. Her works in Burlington include the ruby throated hummingbird in the City Hall Park and the colorful silos on Pin
  
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• Patrick Cashman: A public flagpole in a public space

  17-02-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Patrick Cashman, who is originally from Barre Town and currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
  Deb Markowitz’s commentary regarding the organizational flag being flown over Montpelier High School can be taken in many ways. While I am sure it was provided as a sincere testimony of her faith, it can also be taken as a sanctimonious attempt to impose her beliefs on others. Her piece implies that if a reader is sufficiently educated and enlightened, an
  
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• Injury and rights violations claimed in suit against Bennington police

  17-02-2018 00:56 via vtdigger.org
  The U.S. District Court and post office building in Rutland. File photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDigger
  BENNINGTON — A Pownal man is suing Bennington police for injuring him and violating his civil rights following his arrest in 2015 for driving under the influence of drugs.
  The suit, filed by Andrew Clyde, 39, in U.S. District Court, names the town of Bennington,Bennington police officers James Gulley and Nicholas Cervero, and other department personnel as yet unidentified, as defendants.Clyde
  
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• Chloe Learey: Ways businesses can support child care

  17-02-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Chloe Learey, the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development in Brattleboro. She serves on the Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council, a governor-appointed body which advises the administration and Legislature on early childhood care, health and education systems. She recently was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce.
  Child care offers a two-generational strategy for economi
  
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• Minimum wage bill passed by Senate, heads to House

  17-02-2018 00:42 via vtdigger.org
  Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe speaks to press in May. Photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDigger
  The Senate passed a bill Friday that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. However, even if it makes it through the House, Gov. Phil Scott has indicated that he will not support the legislation as is.
  Under bill S.40, Vermont’s current minimum hourly rate of $10.50 would be increased incrementally over six years. Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political sto
  
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