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• Judge in fatal hit-and-run accused of bias in sentencing

  26-06-2018 23:52 via vtdigger.org
  Christopher Sullivan, the former attorney for the city of Rutland, is shown at a May 2017  court hearing in his fatal hit-and-run case. Pool photo by Eric Francis
  A lawyer for the former attorney for the city of Rutland says the judge who sentenced him for driving drunk and fleeing a fatal crash abused her discretion by handing down the identical prison term at a follow-up hearing after the original sentence was thrown out.
  And, attorney Rebecca Turner, a public defender representing Christ
  
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• Gov. Scott inaugural gala donated motorcycle raises $35,000

  26-06-2018 22:27 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottJune 25, 2018
  Contact:Rebecca [email protected]
  HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE DONATED WITH PROCEEDS FROM GOVERNOR SCOTT INAUGURAL GALA RAISES $35,000 THROUGH RAFFLEWinning raffle ticket to be drawn June 30
  Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott announced he will oversee the drawing of the winning raffle ticket for a 2017 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Saturday, June 30 at Green Mountain Harley Davidson in Essex Junction. Scott purch
  
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• Second Dartmouth professor ousted in sexual misconduct inquiry

  26-06-2018 22:02 via vtdigger.org
  Paul Whalen is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College. Photo courtesy of Dartmouth College
  This story was published by the Valley News on June 26.
  HANOVER, N.H. — A second Dartmouth College professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences has been ousted in the wake of a sexual misconduct inquiry.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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• Southwestern Vermont Health Care receives $5 million gift

  26-06-2018 21:56 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Southwestern Vermont Health CareJune 25, 2018
  Contact:Ray E. SmithPhone: [email protected]
  Southwestern Vermont Health Care Receives $5 Million Gift from Mack Molding
  BENNINGTON, VT—June 25, 2018—Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is pleased to announce that Mack Molding, the privately-owned business of Don Kendall and his family, has donated $5 million for the emergency department expansion and renovation project at Southwestern Vermont
  
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• Secretary of State Condos appoints director of professional regulation

  26-06-2018 20:57 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Secretary of State Jim CondosJune 25, 2018
  Contact:Eric Covey802-828-2148
  Secretary of State Jim Condos Appoints Lauren Hibbert as Director of Professional Regulation
  Montpelier, VT – Secretary of State Jim Condos announced today that S. Lauren Hibbert has been named the next Director of the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR). Hibbert has worked at OPR since 2011, serving in the roles of Chief Prosecuting Attorney and as General Counsel for the licensing d
  
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• Governor’s Institutes to receive record-breaking donation

  26-06-2018 20:37 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Governor’s Institutes of VermontJune 20, 2018
  Contact:Damon Cawley(313) [email protected]
  New Endowment Honors Math Institute Founders Kenneth Gross and Tony Trono
  Details: Thursday, June 28, 1-2 p.m. at Brennan’s Bistro, UVM Davis Center, Burlington
  Burlington, Vt. – A brief press conference and dessert reception on Thursday, June 28 will bring together dozens of excited students, family members, and math lovers as the Governor’s Institutes of Ve
  
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• LISTEN: Sen. Leahy Discusses Family Separation, Trump's Trade Tariffs dlvr.it/QYbrPc https://t.co/rQrxkM7Zq5

  26-06-2018 20:28 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Sen. Leahy Discusses Family Separation, Trump's Trade Tariffs dlvr.it/QYbrPc https://t.co/rQrxkM7Zq5
  
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• Norwich University to kick off Bell Concert Series

  26-06-2018 20:08 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityJune 25, 2018
  Contact:Daphne [email protected]
  Norwich University 2018 Bell Concert Series Kicks off July 7
  NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Bring a picnic and a lawn chair to the Upper Parade Ground on the beautiful campus of Norwich University and enjoy free outdoor concerts performed on the Charlotte Nichols Greene Memorial Carillon.
  Concerts will be held rain or shine on five consecutive Saturdays from July 7 to August 4. All concerts begin a
  
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• New education course to ensure math proficiency

  26-06-2018 20:02 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Student Assistance CorporationJune 25, 2018
  Media Contact:Sabina [email protected]
  New education partnership puts the focus on math proficiencyNew high school course for seniors will bridge the math gap
  WINOOSKI (June 25, 2018) – Vermont Student Assistance Corp., the Vermont State Colleges System and the Vermont Agency of Education have teamed up to create a new high school math course that will ensure that students leave high school with the
  
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• On family separation at the southern border @SenatorLeahy says to make change, protests are necessary around the c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-06-2018 18:36 via twitter.com
  On family separation at the southern border @SenatorLeahysays to make change, protests are necessary around the c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Gov. Scott public schedule June 25-29

  26-06-2018 17:57 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottJune 25, 2018
  Contact:Ethan T. LatourP. 802.828.3333governor.vermont.gov
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 6/25/18 – 6/29/18
  Monday, June 255:00 – 6:00 PMThe Great RaceChurch Street Marketplace, Burlington, VT
  Tuesday, June 26No public events scheduled at this time
  Wednesday, June 27No public events scheduled at this time
  Thursday, June 281:00 PMGovernor’s Weekly Press ConferenceGovernor’s Ceremonial Office, Vermont State Hou
  
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• Vermont Legislative Commission on Act 250 seeks public input

  26-06-2018 17:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Rep. Amy SheldonJune 20, 2018
  Contact:Representative Amy SheldonPhone: 802-388-9278Email: [email protected]
  The Commission on Act 250: The Next 50 YearsFirst Public Forum on Act 250 Planned for Springfield on June 27
  Montpelier, Vermont – June 20, 2018 – The Vermont Legislative Commission on Act 250 is seeking public input through a series of forums and social media outreach to envision Vermont’s future landscape.
  The first forum will be held in Spri
  
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• Windham and Windsor Housing Trust celebrates new apartments

  26-06-2018 17:36 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Windham and Windsor Housing TrustJune 22, 2018
  Press Contacts:Elizabeth [email protected]
  Gus [email protected]
  Sheila A. [email protected]
  Brattleboro, Vt. – Today, Representatives from Senator Sanders, Senator Leahy, and Congressman Welch’s office joined residents and staff from Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) to celebrate the opening of WWHT’s 22 permanent supportive housing
  
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• Mack Molding donates $5M to Southwest Vermont Health Care

  26-06-2018 17:23 via vtdigger.org
  This story by Derek Carson was published in the Bennington Banner on June 26.
  BENNINGTON — Southwest Vermont Health Care has received a $5 million donation from Mack Molding, the largest gift given to the hospital in its 100 year history.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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• Vermont Department of Labor announces reduced Unemployment Insurance taxes

  26-06-2018 17:07 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of LaborJune 22, 2018
  Media Contact:Cameron [email protected]
  VT Employers to See Continued Unemployment Insurance Tax Relief;Claimants to See Increased Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount
  MONTPELIER, VT – The Vermont Department of Labor announced changes to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program starting July 1, 2018 that will ultimately reduce the cost of UI taxes for employers for the second year in a row.
  Nearly 22,200 employers
  
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• Vermont College of Fine Arts celebrates 10 years

  26-06-2018 17:01 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont College of Fine ArtsJune 21, 2018
  Contact:Alastair [email protected]: (802) 828-8599
  VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS CELEBRATES TENTH ANNIVERSARYTen years after its founding, VCFA is a leading national graduate arts college
  MONTPELIER, VT–On June 20, the Vermont College of Fine Arts community celebrated the anniversary of its founding ten years ago. In 2006, Union Institute & University, which owned the historic Vermont College campus, announce
  
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• PFOA summit: Vermont’s response to contamination a model

  26-06-2018 11:12 via vtdigger.org
  An audience of more than 200 attended the first of several regional summits on PFOA/PFOS and related chemicals that the federal Environmental Protection Agency plans to sponsor over the coming year The event began Monday in Exeter, N.H. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDigger
  EXETER, N.H. — Residents of Bennington participated in the first of several regional summits on PFOA/PFOS and related chemicals that the federal Environmental Protection Agency plans to sponsor over the coming year.
  The New En
  
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• Hundreds rally in Montpelier to protest Trump’s immigration policy

  26-06-2018 05:34 via vtdigger.org
  A wave of opposition to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy arrived in Montpelier on Monday evening as hundreds of protestors rallied on the Statehouse lawn.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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• Statehouse impasse ends; Scott will let budget become law

  26-06-2018 04:34 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters March 13. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  Gov. Phil Scott will let the Legislature’s third attempt at a budget bill become law, he announced Monday night, ending a weeks-long impasse over state spending and the looming threat of a government shutdown.
  Scott’s decision to break the budget stalemate assures that Vermont will have a spending package in place by July 1 — the budget deadline for the next fiscal year — and ends the legislati
  
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• Scott will let budget become law, ending impasse with Democrats

  26-06-2018 04:34 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters March 13. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  Gov. Phil Scott will let the Legislature’s third budget bill become law, he announced Monday night, ending a weeks-long impasse over state spending and the looming threat of a government shutdown.
  Scott’s decision to break the budget stalemate assures that Vermont will have a spending package in place by July 1 — the budget deadline for the next fiscal year — and ends the legislative game of ch
  
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• Brewery on tap but skiing on hold at Maple Valley

  26-06-2018 02:27 via vtdigger.org
  The lodge at Maple Valley Ski Area in Dummerston has sat vacant since the ski area closed in 2000.Photo provided by The Masiello Group
  This article by Bob Audette was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on June 25.DUMMERSTON — If it’s even possible, it could take up to a decade before snow sports return to Maple Valley Ski Area.
  “I have hiked up and down that mountain a number of times,” said Keane Aures, who represents a group of investors that recently purchased the f
  
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• Wanderlust calls for personal health care reform

  26-06-2018 01:36 via vtdigger.org
  Wanderlust Festival participants gather this past weekend on the grounds of the Stratton Mountain Resort. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerSTRATTON — As a boy, Robert Graham always wanted to be a doctor.
  “My dream came true,” the Harvard-trained physician says today.
  Then Graham woke to a nightmare: Pushed to see more and more patients, he found himself overwhelmed and overworked as appointment times shrank and incentives to prescribe drugs skyrocketed.
  “Our health-c
  
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• Elizabeth Courtney: An opportunity to steer development

  26-06-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Elizabeth Courtney, an author and environmental consultant who is former chair of the Environmental Board and former executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council. She can be contacted at [email protected].
  This summer and fall, the Commission on the Future of Act 250 will be coming to a town near you. The commission’s six legislators, chaired by Middlebury Rep. Amy Sheldon, will be on a listening tour of the state, taske
  
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• Lisa Cline & Linda Olson: Castleton University is the canary in the coal mine

  26-06-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Lisa Cline, who is president of the Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation, and Linda Olson, the vice president of education for the American Federation of Teachers Vermont.
  Vermont currently ranks 49th of 50 states in terms of state support for public higher education. For 38 years the state has provided dwindling support for public higher education. In 1980, state appropriations covered 51 percent of the budget for the Vermont State Colleges System
  
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• Erica Marthage: Child detention is a national embarrassment

  26-06-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Erica A. Marthage, who is Bennington County state’s attorney.
  Beginning on April 6, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Trump administration announced a “zero-tolerance” policy towards undocumented immigrants on our southern border. What has resulted since is a national disgrace, reminiscent of the dark ages in American history.
  According to reports from the Department of Homeland Security, federal law enforcement forcibly separated
  
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• Michael Shank & Yvette Clarke: Goal-setting necessary to save our environment

  26-06-2018 00:50 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michael Shank and U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. Shank, of Brandon, is the communications director for the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. Clarke represents New York’s 9th District and is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Committee on Small Business, and the Ethics Committee.
  This country desperately needs a positive vision, some goals for where we’re going. Instead, it’s
  
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