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• Don’t know who to vote for Aug. 14? Check out VTD’s guide.

  11-08-2018 20:34 via vtdigger.org
  Read the story on VTDigger here:Don’t know who to vote for Aug. 14? Check out VTD’s guide..
  
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• Ady Barkan ‘Be a Hero’ tour hits Bennington

  11-08-2018 12:48 via vtdigger.org
  Ady Barkan, a Democratic activist suffering from ALS, is rallying voters to support candidates who support universal health care. He spoke Friday with Sen. Bernie Sanders in front of a crowd of nearly 200 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Bennington.BENNINGTON — As he often has, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders drew boisterous cheers here Friday as he articulated the progressive agenda during a Rights and Democracy event focusing on health care and economic justice.
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• Green groups to protest Canadian, New England leaders’ meeting in Stowe

  11-08-2018 01:48 via vtdigger.org
  Environmental activists say hydropower imported from Canada should not be considered renewable because of the ecological impact of dams such as this of Hydro Quebec. Photo by Hydro Quebec
  Demonstrators from Vermont environmental groups will protest at the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers conference in Stowe, starting on Sunday.Toxics Action Center, Rights & Democracy, the Sierra Club and 350Vermont say regional leaders have done little to stem climate change.Energy is a ma
  
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• Environmental groups to protest Canadian premiers, governors’ conference in Stowe

  11-08-2018 01:48 via vtdigger.org
  Environmental activists say hydropower imported from Canada should not be considered renewable because of the ecological impact of dams such as this of Hydro Quebec. Photo by Hydro Quebec
  Demonstrators from Vermont environmental groups will protest at the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers conference in Stowe, starting on Sunday.Toxics Action Center, Rights & Democracy, the Sierra Club and 350Vermont say regional leaders have done little to stem climate change.Energy is a ma
  
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• Environmental groups plan protests at governors’ conference

  11-08-2018 01:48 via vtdigger.org
  Environmental activists say hydropower imported from Canada should not be considered renewable because of the ecological impact of dams such as this of Hydro Quebec. Photo by Hydro Quebec
  New England governors, Canadian premiers from the eastern provinces and energy industry leaders converging in Stowe next week will be joined by advocates with divergent views on the region’s renewable energy future.
  With energy the major focus of the gathering, a coalition of groups is hosting counter eve
  
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• Arshad Hasan: Governor’s unpopularity not just due to gun stance

  11-08-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Arshad Hasan, of Burlington, who runs the Alliance for a Better Vermont.
  VTDigger published a story with the headline, “Scott’s approval rating topples after signing gun control bills.” I’m afraid it’s just not that simple. Worse, the headline obscures a more complicated reality about Gov. Phil Scott’s leadership and the skepticism Vermonters have developed about him.
  It is true that Scott’s approval rating drop
  
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• David Flemming: Maximum income limits would impede economy

  11-08-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Flemming, who is policy analyst at the Ethan Allen Institute. 
  In 2017, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders made over $1 million. Quite the contrast to the Sanders of the 1970s, who told the Burlington Free Press that “nobody should earn more than $1 million.” While Sanders might permit higher incomes today, given that his own income cleared the $1 million mark recently, he continues to embrace a democratic socialism that advocates for a max
  
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• Bob Stannard: Follow the leader? I don’t think so

  11-08-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bob Stannard, an author, musician and former lobbyist. This piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner. This month marks his 13th anniversary as a regular, bimonthly columnistfor the Bennington Banner.
  “The ones that they take captured, they’re gonna just let them grow up and be dummies.”– Peoples Temple member; November 1978
  He was so charismatic, oh so charismatic and oh so handsome. There was a time that others thought of h
  
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