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• State rate cuts depleting coffers, Blue Cross says

  08-07-2018 21:51 via vtdigger.org
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont headquarters in Berlin. File photo by Andrew Stein/VTDigger
  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont administrators say the state has engaged in “systematic underfunding” by repeatedly reducing their proposed health insurance rates.
  The “unsubstantiated” cuts by the Green Mountain Care Board have had “serious, negative consequences” for the insurer’s financial outlook, a company attorney wrote in a recent state filing.Get a
  
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• Stowe area sees decline in Canadian visitors

  08-07-2018 20:00 via vtdigger.org
  Canadian business has helped to sustain Stowe’s economy for decades, but that business is starting to slow down, say Stowe business owners. Photo by Caleigh Cross/Stowe Reporter
  This story by Caleigh Cross was published by the Stowe Reporter on July 5.
  STOWE — Canadian business is important to the Stowe tourism industry, but that business has been declining, Stowe business owners say.
  The experience is similar in Morrisville and Waterbury, according to retailer Caleb Magoon, who owns
  
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• Residents uneasy over Shelburne mobile home park sale

  08-07-2018 19:00 via vtdigger.org
  Lakeview Mobile Home Park in Shelburne is for sale. Photo by Alexandre Silberman/VTDigger
  SHELBURNE — The Lakeview Mobile Home Park is up for sale, as part of the owner’s plans to transfer the property as a resident-owned cooperative.
  The 64-unit park, tucked just off Shelburne Road, is home to around 100 residents and has been in the family of Burlington businessman Trey Pecor for three generations. Residents own their homes, and lease the land beneath them.
  Dale Arango, chief finan
  
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• Then Again: Ray Collins — powerhouse pitcher for 1910s Red Sox

  08-07-2018 17:00 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont’s Ray Collins was a star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox during the 1910s, and won two World Series championships with the team. Photo courtesy of Ray Collins Jr.
  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.”The saying goes that outside the United States, anyone who lives in the country is a “Yankee.” In the American South, Yankees are people
  
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• Margolis: Some polls aim to bash rather than just ask

  08-07-2018 17:00 via vtdigger.org
  Democratic candidates for governor, Brenda Siegel, Christine Hallquist, James Ehlers and Ethan Sonneborn, at a recent forum in Bennington.
  An election is coming up, so the pollsters are in the field.
  What field? There’s no field involved. Fields are outside. The pollsters are inside, on their phones. They are calling Vermonters.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 State Police Troopers to increase enforcement during holiday

  08-07-2018 14:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont State PoliceJuly 2, 2018
  Contact:Lt. John Flannigan(802) 872-4045 or (802) 999-7685
  Troopers to Increase Enforcement During Holiday
  7/2/2018 – Williston, Vt. — The Vermont State Police are reminding motorists to drive safely over the Independence Day holiday and throughout the summer season. Historically, the upcoming Fourth of July holiday has been one of the deadliest holidays in the U.S. with 59% of fatalities attributed to alcohol-related crashes in 2
  
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