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• Leahy and Senate Dems ramp up pressure over Kavanaugh’s records

  18-08-2018 04:04 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerSen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has continued to take a leading role in Democratic efforts to obtain records from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time in the White House, most recently calling out majority whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tex., for abruptly changing his stance on their release.Leahy sent a letter to White House counsel Don McGahn on Friday asking to know what was discuss
  
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• Leahy and Senate Dems ramp up pressure for Kavanaugh’s records

  18-08-2018 04:04 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has continued to take a leading role in Democratic efforts to obtain records from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time in the White House, most recently calling out majority whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tex., for abruptly changing his stance on their release.
  Leahy sent a letter to White House counsel Don McGahn on Friday asking to know what was discu
  
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• Northfield solar project meets resistance over conservation concerns

  18-08-2018 03:55 via vtdigger.org
  Cheney field. Photo via Coalition for the Preservation and Protection of Northfield’s Cheney Field Facebook pagePlans for a 1.2 MW solar project in Northfield will go a public vote after facing stiff resistance from a local coalition who say a public meadow is no place for an energy infrastructure project.Northfield Electric Department submitted the proposal following a request from Vermont Public Power Supply Authority for member utilities to generate more solar within their service areas
  
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• Recount looks likely in Rutland County Senate race

  18-08-2018 02:37 via vtdigger.org
  Terry Williams speaks at a Memorial Day event in Poultney, in a photo posted to his campaign Facebook page.Terry Williams, who finished five votes short of a primary win during the Rutland County Republican state Senate race, wants a recount.
  Williams, a Poultney Selectboard member, finished fourth in the five-way GOP primary on Tuesday. The top three vote getters earned spots on the general election ballot in November.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with
  
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• Hallquist says she and Scott share ‘same general position’ on taxes

  18-08-2018 02:19 via vtdigger.org
  Christine Hallquist speaks at her watch party after winning the Democratic primary Tuesday night in Burlington. Photo by Kit Norton/VTDigger
  After criticizing Gov. Phil Scott’s signature pledge to oppose tax increases, Christine Hallquist said Friday that she and the governor have similar positions on raising new revenue.“I’m going to say we have the same general position on taxes and fees. However, I have a plan to grow Vermont, he does not,” she said in an interview on
  
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• Julie Wasserman: Primary care hard to access

  18-08-2018 01:15 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Julie Wasserman, MPH, of Burlington, who is a health policy consultant. She has worked for Vermont state government in a variety of capacities including director of Vermont’s Dual Eligible Initiative, division director of policy and planning for the Vermont Department of Aging and Disabilities, and as legislative staff to Vermont’s Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
  The UVM Medical Center and its ACO, OneCare Vermont, have positioned thems
  
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• Peter Berger: 25th annual Emperor Awards

  18-08-2018 01:13 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Berger, an English teacher at Weathersfield School who writes “Poor Elijah’s Almanack.” The column appears in several publications including the Times Argus, the Rutland Herald and the Stowe Reporter.
  Everyone’s heard of the Emperor. He’s the sage who buys a set of magic clothes. Actually, the garments don’t exist, but his tailor tells him only stupid people can’t see them. The Emperor then parades around
  
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• Walt Amses: Tumbling into old age

  18-08-2018 01:10 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: Walt Amses is a writer and former educator who lives in North Calais.
  Walking down the road, four weeks post-op, rehabbing a knee that went off the grid one Sunday night requires a daunting amount of concentration. With my left leg semi-locked in an immobilizing brace designed to keep it straight, I focus on picking it up and putting it down, counting off in my head “one, two – one, two,” like a seventh-grader at his first dance, trying not to crush his par
  
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