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• Olympic skiers draw crowds to Craftsbury

  25-03-2018 22:59 via vtdigger.org
  Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins signs autographs at the U.S. Super Tour Finals at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerCRAFTSBURY — Most sporting champions punctuate their victories with parades, cereal-box portraits or ads exclaiming “I’m going to Disney World!” So why has Olympic gold-medal skier Jessie Diggins gone from carrying the U.S. flag at last month’s closing ceremony in South Korea to slogging through mud season in Ver
  
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• Vermont ACLU to Greyhound: Time to bar border agents from boarding buses

  25-03-2018 22:11 via vtdigger.org
  Greyhound has been asked by the ACLU to stop allowing border agents aboard its buses.
  Following up on a widely publicized raid on a passenger bus in White River Junction last year, the ACLU of Vermont has joined with the ACLU in other states in urging the Greyhound line to reconsider its policy of allowing border patrol agents onboard its buses.
  On Wednesday, the state’s ACLU affiliate joined with nine other state affiliates in signing a letter urging Greyhound to stop allowing U.S. Custom
  
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• ACLU to Greyhound: Bar border agents from boarding buses

  25-03-2018 22:11 via vtdigger.org
  Greyhound has been asked by the ACLU to stop allowing border agents aboard its buses.
  Following up on a widely publicized raid on a passenger bus in White River Junction last year, the ACLU of Vermont has joined with the ACLU in other states in urging the Greyhound line to reconsider its policy of allowing border patrol agents onboard its buses.
  On Wednesday, the state’s ACLU affiliate joined with nine other state affiliates in signing a letter urging Greyhound to stop allowing U.S. Custom
  
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• Vermont Yankee still leaking contaminated water

  25-03-2018 20:37 via vtdigger.org
  The flow rate is reduced but the problem of leaking groundwater is still persistent, plant officials say.
  BRATTLEBORO – Vermont Yankee administrators have hauled away nearly 700,000 gallons of contaminated groundwater as they continue to deal with leaks into the plant’s turbine building.
  The problem is persistent. Joe Lynch, a senior government affairs manager for Entergy, the owners of the Vernon plant, said Thursday that the water-intrusion rate now is 600 to 800 gallons daily.
  But
  
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• Then Again: Maryland man forged early metal works in Vermont

  25-03-2018 20:14 via vtdigger.org
  The Tyson Furnace in Plymouth as it appeared in the mid-1800s. The furnace was last operated nearly a century and a half ago, and the site has been reclaimed by nature. Courtesy of the Plymouth Historical Society
  Editor’s note: Mark Bushnell is a Vermont journalist and historian. He is the author of “Hidden History of Vermont” and “It Happened in Vermont.”If the weather had been a little better or a little worse just off the southern coast of France one day during t
  
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• Owner rejects offer to buy Hinesburg, St. George mobile home parks

  25-03-2018 20:00 via vtdigger.org
  Residents’ $6 million offer was rejected by the current owner, but there is still hope they will prevail in their efforts to own their own neighborhood. File photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — The owner of two Chittenden County mobile home parks has rejected an offer by residents to buy the properties, but there is still a possibility the residents will be able to strike a deal and take ownership of their land.
  Residents of Sunset Lake Villa Estates and St. George Villa learn
  
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• Owner rejects, for now, offer by residents to buy Hinesburg, St. George mobile home parks

  25-03-2018 20:00 via vtdigger.org
  Residents’ $6 million offer was rejected by the current owner, but there is still hope they will prevail in their efforts to own their own neighborhood. File photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — The owner of two Chittenden County mobile home parks has rejected an offer by residents to buy the properties, but there is still a possibility the residents will be able to strike a dealand take ownership of their land.
  Residents of Sunset Lake Villa Estates and St. George Villa learne
  
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• Second Congregational Church in Bennington wins Interfaith Power & Light award

  25-03-2018 15:50 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Interfaith Power & LightMarch 22, 2018
  Contact:Betsy Hardy, CoordinatorVermont Interfaith Power & [email protected]
  San Francisco — Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) is pleased to announce the inspiring five winners of Cool Congregations Challenge, which is a united effort by religious congregations across the country to address global warming by reducing their carbon footprint and by becoming inspirations to their members and commun
  
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• WNRCD seeks locations of overlooked snail within Vermont waters

  25-03-2018 15:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Winooski Natural Resources Conservation DistrictMarch 23, 2018
  Contact:Corrina Parnapy, District ManagerWinooski Natural Resources Conservation [email protected]
  Berlin – Within Vermont waters is a snail that is most often overlooked. This snail while small can impact the ecology of our lakes, ponds and reservoirs. Recent studies are indicating that the Banded Mystery Snail, a non-native species should be classified as a nuisance species or potentially a
  
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• Leahy secures significant boost for Lake Champlain funding in omnibus appropriations bill

  25-03-2018 15:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyMarch 22, 2018
  Contact:David Carle202-224-3693
  Washington, D.C. — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has announced that the final Omnibus Appropriations Bill unveiled on Wednesday night includes millions of dollars for cleanup and research of the Lake Champlain Basin.
  Leahy said: “Lake Champlain will always be our ‘great lake.’ These investments will continue and expand the work being done to ensure that Lake Champlain’s resources a
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott announces Stay-to-Stay initiative aiming to attract more working families to Vermont

  25-03-2018 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release:March 23, 2018
  Contact:Rebecca KelleyOffice of the [email protected]
  Montpelier — Vermont Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM) announced the Stay-to-Stay initiative, a new economic development tourism program designed to help visitors relocate to Vermont.
  “We have about 16,000 fewer workers than we did in 2009. That’s why expanding our workforce is one of the top priorities of my administration,
  
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• Leahy’s statement on the fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations act

  25-03-2018 15:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyMarch 22, 2018
  Contact:Jay TiltonSen. Patrick Leahy202-224-2667
  Washington, D.C. – After months of intense negotiations, tough choices, and good-faith compromises, we have reached a bipartisan agreement to fund the government for this fiscal year, make renewed investments in the American people, and protect our national security.
  The Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill provides $1.3 trillion in discretionary spending, including $700 billion f
  
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• Winooski NRCD offering trees, shrubs, perennials and trout to the public

  25-03-2018 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Winooski Natural Resources Conservation DistrictMarch 23, 2018
  Contact:Corrina Parnapy, District ManagerWinooski Natural Resources Conservation [email protected]
  Berlin – The Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District is offering a wide selection of beautiful native, ornamental and fruit trees and shrubs to the public during our fundraiser and educational event. All orders must be received by March 31st. All proceeds from this fundrai
  
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• Leahy secures legislation in the omnibus appropriations bill to make congressional research reports public

  25-03-2018 15:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyMarch 22, 2018
  Contact:David Carle202-224-3693
  Washington, D.C. – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) secured a key transparency win in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill – which funds the federal government for the rest of this fiscal year – released Wednesday night. The final bill includes a provision he added to make all non-confidential reports prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) freely available to public schools and libraries
  
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• Sanders testifies in state hearing on skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs

  25-03-2018 15:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersMarch 22, 2018
  Contact:Dan McLean802-862-6695
  Montpelier – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) testified by phone Thursday morning at a hearing of the Vermont House Committee on Health Care about the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs.
  The House committee is considering S. 175, which is sponsored by Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden). The legislation addresses the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into Vermont,
  
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• Rep. Welch Statement on House approval of fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill

  25-03-2018 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release – Rep. Peter WelchMarch 22, 2018
  Contact:Kate Hamilton, Press SecretaryRep. Peter Welch202-440-3340
  Washington, D.C. – Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) issued the following statement following his vote in favor of the fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill, which passed the House on a vote of 256-167:
  “I voted for this bill because, on balance, it is good for Vermont and good for the country.
  First, it is a bipartisan agreement that restores stability and predictabil
  
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• Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce accepting leadership program applications

  25-03-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of CommerceMarch 22, 2018
  Contact:Victoria ColarussoCommunications and Administrative CoordinatorLake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce802-863-3489 [email protected]
  Burlington – The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce is now accepting Class of 2019 applications for its professional development program Leadership Champlain. In its 30th year, and with more than 1,000 graduates, Leadership Champlain provides partic
  
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• Thousands march on Montpelier for ‘common sense gun laws’

  25-03-2018 03:13 via vtdigger.org
  A student speaks at the March For Our Lives rally in front of the statehouse on Saturday, March 24. Photo by Kelsey Neubauer/VTDigger
  Led by young Vermonters, thousands of protestors marched on the Statehouse in Montpelier on Saturday to call for reforms to the nation’s gun laws.
  The crowd of 2,500 gathered at the steps of the state capital to hear speakers from around the state, middle school, high school and college students of different ages and backgrounds but speaking with one voice f
  
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• Montpelier March for Our Lives draws thousands

  25-03-2018 03:13 via vtdigger.org
  A student speaks at the March For Our Lives rally in front of the statehouse on Saturday, March 24. Photo by Kelsey Neubauer/VTDigger
  Thousands gathered in front of the Statehouse in Montpelier Saturday to call for reforms to gun laws at a protest led by young Vermonters.
  “We are here for common sense gun laws that keep people safe. We are here to support our youth who are fighting. We are here because gun violence is a public health issue. We are here because our Congress will not act,&rd
  
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• Vermont students march in DC for gun law reform

  25-03-2018 00:45 via vtdigger.org
  A group of Vermont students walk by the Capitol. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  WASHINGTON — By bus and train, hundreds of Vermonters traveled to the capital to take part in a demonstration calling on Congress to reform gun laws.
  The March for Our Lives was organized by a group of students at the Parkland, Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last month. In the aftermath of the shooting, students across the country have joined the Florida teenagers’ calls for chang
  
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