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• Child care centers receive grants totaling $455,100

  17-06-2018 23:05 via vtdigger.org
  The grants are designed to support the creation of almost 400 new child care spaces and improve the quality of an additional 400 spaces throughout the state.Vermont Birth to Five photo
  For Emily Marshia a grant will have a lasting impact not only on her Orange County Parent Child Center in Tunbridge, but on the entire county where 80 percent of infants in need of child care are not able to land a spot in a high-quality program.
  The $24,100 award to the Parent Child Center, where Marshia is co-ex
  
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• Vermont Castings invests $10 million in improvements

  17-06-2018 21:39 via vtdigger.org
  John Leppo, of ACT Robots, fine tunes the programming of a robotic arm recently installed at the Vermont Castings foundry in Randolph. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News
  This article by John Lippman was published in the Valley News on June 16.
  RANDOLPH — Not long ago, there used to be a lot of soot inside the Vermont Castings foundry, where workers would come off shifts coated in black, looking as if they had just emerged from a coal mine.
  But carbon particles don’t mix well wit
  
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• Scientists explore deterioration of cleanest lakes in Vermont

  17-06-2018 20:56 via vtdigger.org
  A view from the fishing access to one of the hundreds of freshwater lakes scattered throughout Vermont. Photo by Ellen Bartlett/VTDigger
  As the debate goes on over what to do about the state’s water quality crisis, scientists and others whose job it is to study the lakes themselves are reporting some curious findings: the water quality in Vermont’s most polluted lakes is actually improving, a little, but the quality of its cleanest lakes is deteriorating, and they’re not entire
  
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• Forum set on new Bennington mayor petition

  17-06-2018 20:02 via vtdigger.org
  Mike Bethel, staunch advocate for a mayoral system in Bennington. File photo by Bennington Banner
  BENNINGTON — A vocal promoter of a mayor for Bennington plans a forum to discuss his new ballot referendum — along with whatever proposals residents have for the town’s future.
  “I want to broaden this discussion to talk about more than the mayor’s petition,” said advocate Mike Bethel, who has tentatively scheduled the event for June 27 at 7 p.m. at the Bennington
  
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• Hospitals add emergency mental health staff

  17-06-2018 19:37 via vtdigger.org
  Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
  For several years, Vermont hospital administrators have been making physical changes in their emergency departments to handle an increasing influx of mental health patients.
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• Leahy-backed bill on drug pricing clears committee

  17-06-2018 19:14 via vtdigger.org
  The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a Leahy-introduced measure to bolster generic drug manufacturers Thursday. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  WASHINGTON — A measure that aims to crack down on tactics pharmaceutical companies use to block generic options from getting to market has cleared a hurdle in Congress.
  The bill, introduced last year by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and a bipartisan group of cosponsors, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday on a vote of 16-5.Get
  
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• Woodstock author’s memoir headed for the big screen

  17-06-2018 18:53 via vtdigger.org
  The cover of Mimi Baird’s 2015 memoir. Courtesy photo
  Angels in America.” Tony Kushner in Vermont.
  The playwright, who earned a 1993 Pulitzer Prize for that allegorical drama about the AIDS epidemic, visited Woodstock for a few days in 2017 to meet with Mimi Baird.
  It was one of four get-togethers the duo have scheduled so far in the process of adapting her memoir, “He Wanted the Moon,” as a script. Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company has optioned movie rights to
  
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• Proposed taxes on opioids, e-cigs likely dead

  17-06-2018 18:00 via vtdigger.org
  Sens. Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia; Tim Ashe, D/P-Chittenden; and Ann Cummings, D-Washington,  believe the opioid tax could come up next year. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
  Though state lawmakers have not yet finished their work for 2018, it seems clear that controversial proposals to tax opioids and e-cigarettes will advance no further this year.
  Both levies were in a bill, H.922, that faltered at the end of the regular 2018 session. That measure was reintroduced as H.2 for the ongoing special
  
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• Is Bernie Sanders’ new book sign of a 2020 bid?

  17-06-2018 17:00 via vtdigger.org
  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the recent BookExpo trade show in New York City. BookExpo photo
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., isn’t saying much publicly about his future national political plans. But privately, the potential repeat presidential candidate is stockpiling a bookload of thoughts.
  “In the world that I live in, we communicate by tweets,” he told publishing industry insiders at the recent BookExpo trade show in New York City. “Sometimes it takes more th
  
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• Then again: Deeds over words? A Vergennes woman’s quest to spirit slaves from Kentucky to freedom

  17-06-2018 16:00 via vtdigger.org
  An etching of Lexington, Ky., from 1847 shows the city at about the time Delia Webster lived there. WikiMedia Commons
  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.”
  Delia Webster’s life probably would have been much less tumultuous if she had been born somewhere other than Vergennes. But such are the accidents of history. Because of the circumstances of her birth
  
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• Then again: A Vergennes woman’s abolition quest

  17-06-2018 16:00 via vtdigger.org
  An etching of Lexington, Ky., from 1847 shows the city at about the time Delia Webster lived there. WikiMedia Commons
  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.”
  Delia Webster’s life probably would have been much less tumultuous if she had been born somewhere other than Vergennes. But such are the accidents of history. Because of the circumstances of her birth
  
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• Alex Farrell announces state senate campaign team

  17-06-2018 14:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Alex FarrellJune 15, 2018
  Contact:Alex [email protected]
  15-person team represents diverse backgrounds and talents
  BURLINGTON, VT — Today, the Alex Farrell for Senate campaign formally announced its campaign team, a 16-person roster with a wide range of political experience, backgrounds, and skill sets.
  Campaign Manager: Jeff Bartley, former Vermont Republican Party Executive DirectorTreasurer: Tim Halvorson, local business ownerDirector of Operat
  
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• Vermont passes blockchain business legislation

  17-06-2018 14:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gravel & SheaJune 15, 2018
  Contact:Michelle [email protected]
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  Vermont Passes Landmark Blockchain Legislation
  Burlington, Vermont (June 8, 2018): On May 30, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed S.269, An Act Related to Blockchain Business Development. This new law further solidifies Vermont’s position as a tech innovation leader by implementing initiatives aimed at supporting blockchain techno
  
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• Sen. Leahy advances funding for violence against women programs

  17-06-2018 14:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyJune 15, 2018
  CONTACT:Jay Tilton202-224-2667
  Leahy Advances Record Funding For Violence Against Women Act Programs; Increase For Bulletproof Vests Program
  WASHINGTON (FRIDAY, June 15, 2018) – Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Thursday guided record funding of $497.5 million to support Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) programs, an increase of $5.5 million compared to the current fiscal year and the highest level ever
  
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• Norwich University men’s hockey coach announced retirement

  17-06-2018 14:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityJune 15, 2018
  Contact:Derek [email protected]
  Men’s Hockey: Mike McShane announces retirement~ Under McShane’s guidance, the Cadets never posted a losing season.~
  NORTHFIELD, Vt. – After a historic 23-year career at the helm of the Norwich University men’s ice hockey program, Mike McShane announced his retirement from coaching on Friday morning at a press conference in Kreitzberg Arena.
  McShane, Norwich’s 1
  
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• Rep. Welch to visit U.S.-Mexico border

  17-06-2018 14:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rep. Peter WelchJune 15, 2018
  Contact:Kate Hamilton(202) 440-3340
  Welch to Visit Southern Border Sunday to Investigate Trump Family Separation Policy
  WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the child detention crisis created by the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy intensifies, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will travel Sunday to the U.S.- Mexico border near McAllen and Brownsville, Texas. Welch and six Congressional colleagues will investigate the effects of th
  
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