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• Making It Work (Or Not): The Dynamics Of Adult Kids Living With Their Parents dlvr.it/QVdnc0 https://t.co/M3FQ5ADVsc

  30-05-2018 21:38 via twitter.com
  
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• A Growing Push To Wipe Out Past Marijuana Misdemeanors dlvr.it/QVdDDs https://t.co/92RMWaJtwg

  30-05-2018 19:40 via twitter.com
  
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• ACU Foundation gives 87 Vermont lawmakers ‘radical left’ rating

  30-05-2018 19:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — American Conservative Union FoundationMay 29, 2018
  Contact:Luke Schneider, Public Affairs CoordinatorAmerican Conservative Union [email protected]
  ACU Foundation releases ratings of Vermont General Assembly
  Alexandria, VA—The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) has just released its ratings of the 74th biennial session of the Vermont General Assembly. These ratings, a portion of the comprehensive and nationwide ratings released by ACUF, ar
  
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• Emilie Kornheiser files petition to run for Windham 2-1 House seat

  30-05-2018 18:49 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Emilie KornheiserMay 29, 2018
  Contact:Emilie [email protected]
  Brattleboro – Emilie Kornheiser has filed her Election Nominating Petition to run for State Representative in Windham 2-1 (Brattleboro District 1). Her petition included 200 signatures, far exceeding the 50 signatures required.
  Kornheiser previously announced her candidacy at an event in West Brattleboro attended by more than 70 members of the local community. At that event, she em
  
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• UVM faculty ratify contract with the administration

  30-05-2018 18:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — United AcademicsMay 29, 2018
  Contact:Tom Streeter, [email protected]
  Burlington, VT—Today, the full-time members of United Academics, the faculty union of the University of Vermont, voted overwhelmingly to ratify the agreement reached with the administration for a contract after fifteen months of negotiation.
  Faculty won an 8.5% salary increases over the three years of the contract (2.5% the first year, and 3% the following two years), increased pay for promotion
  
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• Sarah Coffey in race for Windham-1 House seat

  30-05-2018 18:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sara CoffeyMay 29, 2018
  Contact:Sara Coffey, [email protected]
  Sara Coffey, Democratic Candidate for Windham-1, Vernon/Guilford Secures Placement on Ballot for Election to the Vermont House of Representatives
  Vernon, VT – On Tuesday, May 29th, Sara Coffey, Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives, filed nomination petition, as well as the consent of candidate and financial disclosure forms needed to secure her place o
  
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• Sara Coffey in race for Windham-1 House seat

  30-05-2018 18:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sara CoffeyMay 29, 2018
  Contact:Sara Coffey, [email protected]
  Sara Coffey, Democratic Candidate for Windham-1, Vernon/Guilford Secures Placement on Ballot for Election to the Vermont House of Representatives
  Vernon, VT – On Tuesday, May 29th, Sara Coffey, Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives, filed nomination petition, as well as the consent of candidate and financial disclosure forms needed to secure her place o
  
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• Onion River Race & Ramble is June 3

  30-05-2018 18:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Friends of the Winooski RiverMay 30, 2018
  Contact:Jared Carpenter, Friends of the Winooski [email protected]
  Montpelier, VT – On Sunday, June 3rd, Friends of the Winooski River will hold its 5th Annual Onion River Race and Ramble—now the largest downriver race in Vermont. The ten-mile race starts in Bolton below the dam on the Winooski River and ends in Richmond at the bridge.
  The event is both a “Race” and a “Ramble,” and inc
  
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• New low-interest financing option for GMP customers through VSECU

  30-05-2018 18:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain Power & VSECU May 30, 2018
  Media Contacts:GMP: Kristin Kelly (802) [email protected]
  VSECU: Rachel Feldman (802) [email protected]
  GMP-VGreen Loans Make Heat Pumps and Heat Pump Water Heaters Even More Affordable
  COLCHESTER, Vt. – Green Mountain Power (GMP) and VSECU are teaming up to offer GMP customers access to VSECU’s VGreen loans, with interest rates as low as 4.9%. The financing option will help more Ve
  
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• Rutland Regional Medical Center to host Hospice Foundation’s National Living with Grief program

  30-05-2018 18:24 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rutland Regional Medical CenterMay 29, 2018
  Media Contact:Peg Bolgioni, Marketing & Public Relations802.772.2843 or [email protected]
  Transforming Loss: Finding Potential for Growth
  Rutland, VT: Transforming Loss: Finding Potential for Growth, Hospice Foundation of America’s 25th annual Living With Grief® Free Movie and Discussion event will be held Thursday, June 21st, 5:30-8pm, in the CVPS/Leahy Community Health Education Center at Rutland Regional Medical C
  
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• The Vermont Renaissance Faire returns to Stowe

  30-05-2018 18:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Renaissance FaireMay 30, 2018
  Contact:[email protected] 778-9178www.vtgatherings.com
  Stowe, Vermont – The Third Annual Vermont Renaissance Faire returns to Stowe, Vermont on June 23rd & 24th, 2018. The Events Fields in Stowe will be overtaken by knights, vikings, pirates, fairies, and more for this family friendly event.
  This year’s Faire features over a dozen performance troupes—returning and new acts including singers, musicians, acroba
  
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• You did it! Thank you for your support!

  30-05-2018 18:05 via vtdigger.org
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  With your support, we have made and surpassed our fundraising goal and the spring membership drive is in the books. Over 1,100 individual donors came together and declared their support of VTDigger and local news and we are grateful. Thank you. Donations are still coming in but as of this morning, we have completed our Home Stretch Challenge, unlocked a final $28,000 in matching gifts from friends of VTDigger, and raised $201,330 to keep the news coming to you every day.
   
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• Dartmouth-Hitchcock to get increase from NH for uncompensated care

  30-05-2018 17:30 via vtdigger.org
  This story by Nora Doyle-Burr was published by the Valley News on May 29.
  LEBANON, N.H. — A new seven-year agreement between New Hampshire and the state’s hospitals will bring an additional $11 million to Dartmouth-Hitchcock this year to help cover uncompensated care costs.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss our health care coverage with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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• Arlington weighs partnership with exchange program for Chinese students

  30-05-2018 17:29 via vtdigger.org
  Dr. Emily Hong Yue Guo, president of SPIRAL International, works with Stowe High School. File photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDigger
  This story by Derek Carson was published in the Bennington Banner on May 30.
  ARLINGTON — The Arlington School District is exploring the possibility of working with an organization called SPIRAL International to host a student exchange program with China.
  Curriculum Director Luisa Millington, who is spearheading the project, said that Arlington Memorial High School h
  
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• Mount Snow’s owner suspends EB-5 fundraising

  30-05-2018 16:38 via vtdigger.org
  Mount Snow resort in Dover. Photo by Rob Bossi/Courtesy of Mount Snow
  This story by Chris Mays was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on May 30.
  WEST DOVER — Peak Resorts, the parent company of Mount Snow, is waiting for legislative tweaks before continuing its EB-5 fundraising campaign.
  “In consideration of these potentially significant changes, the company has suspended its recently announced Mount Snow development EB-5 Program fundraising and is undertaking a review of the term
  
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• President of veterans nonprofit faces charges

  30-05-2018 16:06 via vtdigger.org
  This story by Jordan Cuddemi was published by the Valley News on May 30, 2018.
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  WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The president of a White River Junction-based nonprofit that provides support to veterans is due to appear in a New York court next week in connection with charges that he inappropriately touched a young girl.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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• Vermont Attorney General settles with Moretown landfill

  30-05-2018 11:52 via vtdigger.org
  A bulldozer pushes sand over trash at the Moretown Landfill. Photo by Audrey Clark
  The operators of the Moretown landfill have agreed to pay a $180,000 civil penalty to the State of Vermont as part of a settlement reached with the Attorney General’s Office.The landfill operators, Florida-based Advanced Disposal who owns Moretown Landfill, Inc., will also pay a separate $20,000 fee to the Vermont Solid Waste District Managers Association.
  Advanced Disposal illegally dumped sewage sludge fro
  
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• Montpelier transit center construction under way

  30-05-2018 11:36 via vtdigger.org
  Officials break ground at the One Taylor Street development. Photo by Jack Young/VTDigger
  MONTPELIER — In 1998, the Montpelier Conservation Commission decided to refurbish a scrap yard in the middle of downtown as a transit center for public transportation. The idea was to attract new residents to the state’s capital and modernize travel.In the intervening 20 years, local leaders have overcome budget problems, environmental issues and a drawn out regulatory process to make that happe
  
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• State OKs $22M UVM Medical Center property purchase

  30-05-2018 11:17 via vtdigger.org
  UVM Medical Center. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerState health care regulators have approved a $22.1 million property purchase by University of Vermont Medical Center in South Burlington.
  Hospital administrators had sought permission to buy two Tilley Drive buildings that UVM Medical Center currently occupies and leases from a private owner. The transaction, administrators say, will save tens of millions of dollars in the long run.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss o
  
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• House lawmakers move to prevent government shutdown

  30-05-2018 11:05 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Kitty Toll chairs the House Appropriations Committee. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  Moving to prevent a government shutdown, a House panel voted out a budget proposal Tuesday that would ensure the State of Vermont is funded in the next fiscal year while allowing negotiations in a dispute over “controversial” surplus money to drag on as long as needed.The new budget bill, which is expected to land on the House floor when lawmakers reconvene for a special session Wednesday
  
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• Vermont first to pass data broker regulation bill

  30-05-2018 10:48 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Bill Botzow, D-Pownal, the chair of the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee. On the left is Rep. Mike Marcotte, R-Coventry. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDIgger
  BENNINGTON — State legislation that followed in the wake of the massive Equifax data breach last year is the first of its kind in the nation.
  Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan says the law, which Gov. Phil Scott allowed to take effect without his signature, “slashes fees, helps stop fraudsters, and promo
  
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• Rebecca Holcombe: Scott’s veto is rebuke to voters

  30-05-2018 02:58 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rebecca Holcombe, who is the former secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education.
  As secretary of Education for two governors, I took affordability seriously. That’s why I wrote school boards last October to encourage them to manage ratios, and why I supported districts like Bethel and Royalton, where people had hard community conversations and explored all options before voting to merge not just governance, but high schools, to reduce costs while
  
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• Brian Shupe: Governor fails at protecting the vulnerable

  30-05-2018 02:54 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Brian Shupe, of Waitsfield, who is executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council.
  To many people, this week’s big news was Gov. Scott’s veto of several bills passed by the Vermont Legislature that were intended to make Vermont more affordable for working families, including legislation to increase the minimum wage and provide paid leave for new parents and people providing care for sick family members.
  And, of course, his veto
  
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• Rob Roper: Vetoing the $15 minimum wage was the right thing

  30-05-2018 02:47 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Robert Roper, the president of the Ethan Allen Institute. He lives in Stowe.
  After watching the debate in the Statehouse over the $15 minimum wage it is hard to see how any rational or compassionate person could have, at the end of the day, supported the policy. The potential good that it may have done for a small minority of people was far outweighed by the potential damage it would have done to many, especially Vermont’s poor.
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• Two more sentences for convictions connected to O’Hagan murder

  30-05-2018 00:25 via vtdigger.org
  Richard Fletcher, left, and Keith Baird arriving for separate sentencing hearings at the Caledonia County courthouse on Tuesday. Photo by Joseph Gresser/The Chronicle
  ST. JOHNSBURY – The last two of three defendants charged in the killing of a 78-year-old Sheffield woman, in a drug-fueled home invasion that turned deadly, were sentenced for lesser offenses in separate hearings Tuesday, almost eight years after the crime.One of the two said he was sorry for his actions, while the other decl
  
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