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• Brattleboro Memorial Hospital pays $1.65M fine for false claims to Medicare and Medicaid

  26-02-2018 23:28 via vtdigger.org
  Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerEditor’s note: This story by Robert Audette first appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer.BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Memorial Hospital paid $1,655,000 to the United States and the state of Vermont to resolve civil claims that it “knowingly” presented or caused to be presented “false claims for payment to Medicare and Medicaid.”
  According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont, from
  
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• Brattleboro Memorial Hospital pays $1.65M fine for false claims

  26-02-2018 23:28 via vtdigger.org
  Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerEditor’s note: This story by Robert Audette first appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer.BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Memorial Hospital paid $1,655,000 to the United States and the state of Vermont to resolve civil claims that it “knowingly” presented or caused to be presented “false claims for payment to Medicare and Medicaid.”
  According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont, from
  
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• Addiction Treatment — And Its Limitations — In Vermont Prisons dlvr.it/QHxLwj https://t.co/wWYiXYRTKQ

  26-02-2018 22:25 via twitter.com
  
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• LISTEN: 'I Knew That I Had To Tell Someone': Teen On Her Choice To Report A Potential School Shooting… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-02-2018 22:09 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: 'I Knew That I Had To Tell Someone': Teen On Her Choice To Report A Potential School Shooting… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• 'I Knew That I Had To Tell Someone': Teen On Her Choice To Report A Potential School Shooting… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-02-2018 22:06 via twitter.com
  'I Knew That I Had To Tell Someone': Teen On Her Choice To Report A Potential School Shooting… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LISTEN: Dorothy's List: 'The Inquisitor's Tale' Takes Readers On Magical Adventure In The Middle Ages… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-02-2018 21:09 via twitter.com
  LISTEN: Dorothy's List: 'The Inquisitor's Tale' Takes Readers On Magical Adventure In The Middle Ages… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Dorothy's List: 'The Inquisitor's Tale' Takes Readers On Magical Adventure In The Middle Ages… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  26-02-2018 21:06 via twitter.com
  Dorothy's List: 'The Inquisitor's Tale' Takes Readers On Magical Adventure In The Middle Ages… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LISTEN: With The Governor's Support, Lawmakers Move Forward On Gun Control dlvr.it/QHws2Y https://t.co/N76bzTtDNr

  26-02-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  
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• Three face drug trafficking charges after I-91 chase

  26-02-2018 19:48 via vtdigger.org
  (This story was first published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Feb. 26, 2018.)
  BRATTLEBORO — Three local residents arrested for drug possession after an early morning high-speed chase on I-91 were then charged with drug trafficking after a search of their motel room.
  At about 1 a.m. on Saturday, a Vermont State Police trooper observed a vehicle speeding on Putney Road in Brattleboro. The trooper followed the vehicle onto Interstate 91 at Exit 3, where the vehicle continued to speed, failed
  
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• Mascoma Bank to drop Native American logo

  26-02-2018 19:20 via vtdigger.org
  A 22-foot-long painting by Bernard Chapman hanging in the Mascoma Savings Bank Operations Center in White River Junction depicts the artist’s vision of Squakheag Chief Mascommah and is the source for the bank’s current logo. The image will be phased out over the next three years after a new logo for the bank is unveiled in March. Photo-illustration by James M. Patterson/Valley News
  This story by John Lippman was published in the Valley News Feb. 25, 2018.
  LEBANON — Centuries af
  
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• Hermitage Club facing foreclosure

  26-02-2018 16:26 via vtdigger.org
  The Hermitage Club in Wilmington. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer
  (This story by Chris Mays was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Feb. 26, 2018.)
  WILMINGTON — The same day the Hermitage Club announced that a longtime official at the company would take the helm, the town received a bank’s foreclosure complaint on a number of properties.RELATED STORIESState deploys ‘rapid response’ to Hermitage Club layoffsMembers consider taking ownership of Hermitag
  
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• With The Governor's Support, Lawmakers Move Forward On Gun Control dlvr.it/QHv4Zr https://t.co/TzZXJYUVmz

  26-02-2018 15:59 via twitter.com
  
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• Updated: Woman shot outside Burlington bar; suspect identified

  26-02-2018 15:21 via vtdigger.org
  BURLINGTON — A man shot a gun into a crowd outside a bar in the early morning hours of Monday, seriously injuring a woman.
  Police on bar patrol heard the gunshots as bars were letting out around 2 a.m. Witnesses saw the man, who police later identified as Rashad Nashid, 37, fire two shots into a crowd in front of Nectar’s, according to a news release from the Burlington Police Department.
  The 26-year-old victim is expected to survive, police said. A single bullet passed through her b
  
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• Police: Woman shot outside bar in Burlington

  26-02-2018 15:21 via vtdigger.org
  BURLINGTON — Police say a man shot a gun into a crowd in the early morning hours of Monday, seriously injuring a woman.Police on bar patrol heard the gunshots as bars were letting out around 2 a.m. Witnesses saw the man fire into a crowd in front of Nectar’s, according to a news release from the Burlington Police Department.The man fled after shooting, but was caught nearby. The woman who was struck in the torso is in serious condition.The investigation is active and ongoing. Police
  
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• UPDATED: State workers union, Scott administration negotiations go to labor board

  26-02-2018 12:19 via vtdigger.org
  Contract talks between the state workers union and the Scott administration have stalled over pay increases and the negotiations now go to the Vermont Labor Relations Board — the final stage of the impasse process.Each side must submit a “last best offer” by Feb. 28, according to a statement from the Vermont State Employees Association, which represents non-management, corrections and supervisory unit bargaining teams. The Vermont Labor Relations Board then has 30 days to issue
  
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• State workers union, Scott administration negotiations go to labor board

  26-02-2018 12:19 via vtdigger.org
  Contract talks between the state workers union and the Scott administration have stalled over pay increases and the negotiations now go to the Vermont Labor Relations Board — the final stage of the impasse process.Each side must submit a “last best offer” by Feb. 28, according to a statement from the Vermont State Employees Association, which represents non-management, corrections and supervisory unit bargaining teams. The Vermont Labor Relations Board then has 30 days to issue
  
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• Miro Weinberger tops $100,000 in mayor’s race

  26-02-2018 11:39 via vtdigger.org
  Miro Weinberger, the mayor of Burlington, has outpaced his main rival by a two-to-one margin and has eclipsed a third by a 10-to-1 margin.And the fundraising isn’t over yet — the Burlington mayoral election is March 6. The next deadline for campaign finance reports is March 15.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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• Vermont Libertarian Party Opposes Governor Scott’s Change of Heart on Gun Control

  26-02-2018 02:07 via vtdigger.org
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 23, 2018
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  ** Vermont Libertarian Party Opposes Governor Scott’s Change of Heart on Gun Control
  Governor Phil Scott hasn’t been paying attention if he thinks Vermonters will sit idly by as he changes his position and enacts new gun control. The ocean of orange at the January 30th statehouse hearing should be enough to inform anyone that Vermonters cherish their gun rights, as protected by both the second amend
  
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• Vermont writer strikes gold with Olympic book

  26-02-2018 02:05 via vtdigger.org
  The U.S. women’s cross-country ski team celebrates its first-ever Olympic gold medal at this month’s Winter Games in South Korea. Photo by Sarah Brunson/U.S. Ski & SnowboardVermonter Peggy Shinn still recalls the surprisingly inspiring moment six years ago when the U.S. women’s cross-country ski team finished a World Cup relay in fifth place.
  Most people, seeing other nations take the podium, wouldn’t think much of the result. But Shinn, a Rutland resident who writes
  
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• Marcelle Leahy Christens Latest Navy Ship, The USNS Burlington

  26-02-2018 01:19 via vtdigger.org
  Marcelle Leahy Christens Latest Navy Ship, The USNS Burlington
  MOBILE, Ala. (SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2018) — Marcelle Leahy, accompanied by her husband, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on Saturday christened the USNS Burlington (EPF 10) at the Mobile, Ala., shipyard where it is being finished.Marcelle Leahy was chosen to sponsor this newest Navy ship, named for Vermont’s largest city, which will be able to quickly deliver service members and materiel for military and humanitarian miss
  
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• Ben Smith: Vermont’s noble gun culture can survive

  26-02-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ben Smith, of South Duxbury, who is an emergency physician.
  As a father of three teenagers, an emergency physician, and a lifelong Vermonter, I’m writing to urge our legislators to support S.6 – universal background checks — S.221, which establishes a process to remove guns from the hands of those deemed to be “extreme risk” — and H.422, which aims to allow guns to be removed from the hands of those accused of domesti
  
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• George Plumb: Not a path to justice

  26-02-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by George Plumb, of Washington, who is a member of the Buddhist Peace Action Vermont group.The Scott administration has proposed building a new 925-bed prison “campus” at an estimated cost of $140 million. The campus would be located in northwestern Vermont.
  Buddhist Peace Action Vermont, an organization of engaged Buddhists, wants a more compassionate and caring treatment of people who could be incarcerated and opposes the construction of this
  
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• Rob Roper: Rob poor to pay rich

  26-02-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Robert Roper, the president of the Ethan Allen Institute. He lives in Stowe.
  Chris Miller, who works on the Social Missions Committee at Ben & Jerry’s, testified to the House Energy & Technology Committee that his company is firmly in favor of the carbon tax bills (H.791/S.284) based on the ESSEX carbon pax plan. Why? Because under the legislation, Ben & Jerry’s, which is owned by the British/Dutch company Unilever, will pocket a
  
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• Michelle Fay: Paid leave programs critical for low-income families

  26-02-2018 00:50 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michelle Fay, who is executive director of Voices for Vermont’s Children and a former state representative from St. Johnsbury.
  Feb. 5 marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. This landmark law removed some of the barriers facing working Americans when illness, injury or family caregiving duties need to be given priority. But it did not ensure access to paid leave, creating an inequitable system where
  
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• Experts question Giffin, Battles police shootings as probe heads to prosecutors

  26-02-2018 00:40 via vtdigger.org
  Col. Matthew Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, addresses a press conference about a officer-involved shooting in Bolton that left a Sheldon man dead. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger
  Experts who study tactical teams say that after reviewing available evidence, they are unconvinced that the deadly use of force was justified in two recent fatal police shootings in Vermont.“There are certainly questions that need to be asked,” Thomas Aveni, executive director of the Polic
  
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