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• Sanders endorses Democrat Hallquist in governor’s race

  24-09-2018 23:35 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a Vermont Democratic Party awards dinner last May. File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has formally endorsed Democratic candidate for governor Christine Hallquist, her campaign announced Monday.
  Sanders’ seal of approval is widely sought by Democrats and progressives in Vermont and across the country, as the senator is known for handing out endorsements sparingly and boosting enthusiasm among progressive voters.Get a
  
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• Race and gender issues topic of Bennington College forum

  24-09-2018 23:34 via vtdigger.org
  Jay Diaz, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont; Kesha Ram, a former Vermont legislator, and Rep. Barbara Rachelson, D-Burlington, along with moderator Sen. Brian Campion, D-Bennington, speaking, led a forum discussion on race and gender issues Thursday at Bennington College. VTDigger Photo by Jim Therrien.BENNINGTON — Conversations around discrimination issues are never easy, especially amid a divisive political era, but that has to be the goal, panelists agreed d
  
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• Sen. Leahy announces funding to all congressional interns

  24-09-2018 20:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahySept. 13, 2018
  Contact:David Carle(202) 224-3693
  Appropriations Vice Chair Leahy Announces Funding To Pay All Congressional Interns
  WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, September 13, 2018) — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday that a package of appropriations bills approved by the Senate includes funding to pay congressional interns for the first time.
  The package includes $8.8 million to pay House
  
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• University of Vermont awarded grant for supercomputer

  24-09-2018 20:24 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — University of VermontSept. 13, 2018
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield(802) [email protected]
  $1 Million NSF Grant to Give UVM’s Supercomputer a Warp-Speed UpgradeNew Possibilities for Faculty Researchers
  Psychiatry professor Hugh Garavan’s federally funded research uses brain scans like the ones above to determine the impact of substance use on brain development in youth. The VACC upgrade will greatly facilitate this work. Download photo here. (Photo: Phil S
  
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• Vermont Community Foundation announces supporting organization

  24-09-2018 20:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Community FoundationSept. 13, 2018
  Contact:Zoe [email protected] ext. 285
  Vermont Community Foundation Announces New Supporting Organization
  The Vermont Community Foundation has announced that the Curtis Fund has become a supporting organization of the Foundation. As a result, after 108 years as a private foundation, the Curtis Fund is now a public charity.
  Emma Eliza Curtis had no children of her own, but she held the belief that education could ch
  
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• Indivisible Project endorses Christine Hallquist

  24-09-2018 20:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Indivisible ProjectSept. 13, 2018
  Contact:Emily [email protected]
  Indivisible Project Endorses Christine Hallquist for Vermont Governor
  Washington, DC— Today, the Indivisible Project announced its endorsement of Christine Hallquist for Vermont governor.
  “Christine Hallquist has proved that Vermonters are ready for a strong, progressive governor who can push the state forward. She is focused on ensuring that everyone in Vermont gets the help and resource
  
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• Sustainable Energy Outreach Network to host sustainable home tour

  24-09-2018 20:07 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sustainable Energy Outreach NetworkSept. 12, 2018
  Contact:Guy Payne802-376-9262
  SEON’s 3rd Annual Sustainable Home Tour on Sept. 29th
  After a summer of excessive heat and humidity, it is hard to deny that climate change is real. It was an uncomfortable time for many who are used to a cooler northern climate. Yet there are some practical solutions. Homes that have been built or retrofitted (aka renovated) with a focus on high performance will not only give you comfort,
  
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• Sen. Sanders announces Social Security caucus

  24-09-2018 19:54 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersSept. 13, 2018
  Contact:[email protected]
  Sanders, Warren, Larson Announce Expand Social Security Caucus
  WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 – Following President Donald Trump’s false claim that Democrats are trying to cut Social Security, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. John Larson (D-Conn.), Terri A. Sewell (D-Ala.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on Thursday announced the bicameral Expand Social Security Cau
  
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• Vermont Department of Public Safety announces new federal sprinkler law

  24-09-2018 19:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of Public SafetySept. 13, 2018
  Contact:Firesafety.vermont.gov(phone) (802)479-7561(fax) (802) 479-7562
  Michael DesrochersPhone Number: 802-479-7539Email: [email protected]
  New federal law incentivizes business owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinkler systems.
  August 6, 2018 – The recently passed federal tax reform legislation (P.L. 115-97) contains significant federal tax incentives for business owners to install fire sprin
  
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• Dorothy's List: 'I'm Just No Good At Rhyming' Offers Humorous Poetry For All Ages dlvr.it/QlDcYv https://t.co/NPnR7sG8Sf

  24-09-2018 19:27 via twitter.com
  
  Dorothy's List: 'I'm Just No Good At Rhyming' Offers Humorous Poetry For All Ages dlvr.it/QlDcYv https://t.co/NPnR7sG8Sf
  
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• Dashka Slater to speak at Northern Vermont University-Johnson

  24-09-2018 19:26 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Northern Vermont University-JohnsonSept. 10, 2018
  Contact:Sylvia [email protected]
  Author Dashka Slater to Speak Sept. 24 at Northern Vermont University-Johnson
  JOHNSON, VERMONT — Author and journalist Dashka Slater will talk about her new book, “The 57 Bus: A True Story about Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives,” Sept. 24 at Northern Vermont University-Johnson.
  The talk, at 8 p.m. at Dibden Center for the Ar
  
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• Secretary of State Condos receives archivist award

  24-09-2018 19:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Secretary of State Jim CondosSept. 10, 2018
  Contact:Eric Covey802-828-2148
  Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Receives Council of State Archivists Advocacy for Archives Award
  Montpelier, VT – Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos was recently honored in Washington, D.C. by the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) as the recipient of the 2018 Advocacy for Archives Award. Condos was honored at the “Promoting Transparency” joint meeting of the Council of Stat
  
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• New York man sentenced for child exploitation offense in Rutland

  24-09-2018 19:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — U.S. Department of JusticeSept. 10, 2018
  Contact:(802) 951-6725Fax: (802) 951-6540
  BURLINGTON, VERMONT
  The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brett Ferrell, 33, of New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland for traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford sentenced Ferrell to a term of 78 month
  
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• 999 Songs Out Of 1,000: Quechee Songwriter Challenge Strikes A Chord dlvr.it/QlDWGc https://t.co/sl5RLve29l

  24-09-2018 19:09 via twitter.com
  
  999 Songs Out Of 1,000: Quechee Songwriter Challenge Strikes A Chord dlvr.it/QlDWGc https://t.co/sl5RLve29l
  
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• Focus On What You Do Best: VPR President Discusses Future of Public Radio In Vermont dlvr.it/QlDLNV https://t.co/AAr1cp4HbO

  24-09-2018 18:32 via twitter.com
  
  Focus On What You Do Best: VPR President Discusses Future of Public Radio In Vermont dlvr.it/QlDLNV https://t.co/AAr1cp4HbO
  
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• Governor’s office, agency attorneys dispute release of EB-5 records

  24-09-2018 02:48 via vtdigger.org
  Jaye Pershing Johnson (left), Gov. Phil Scott’s legal counsel, with the governor at a press conference in October 2017. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  Emails obtained by VTDigger show internal squabbling within Vermont’s executive branch over the release of state EB-5 reports filed with the federal government. The records would shed insight into what the state was telling federal authorities during an eight-year period in which the developers of Jay Peak resort carried out a m
  
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• Mark Hughes: Redefining welfare

  24-09-2018 02:33 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mark Hughes, of Montpelier, who is executive director of Justice for All.
  In our public discourse and debate there are a lot of well-intended discussions around corporate responsibility and the term “corporate welfare” seems to be being thrown around rather frequently. Lately I have seen that the objective of the use of references like “corporate welfare” has been to shame corporations into ensuring that they are paying their emp
  
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• Brett Rusch: Preventing veteran suicide

  24-09-2018 02:28 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Brett Rusch, MD, who is acting medical center director at the White River Junction VA Medical Center.September is Suicide Prevention Month and the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs empowers communities to take action to support our nation’s veterans. Each community across the country plays a role in supporting veterans, but as an individual you may not know what to do or where to start.
  You don’t need to have special training to support the
  
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• Amos Baehr: A call for a comprehensive investigation

  24-09-2018 02:25 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Amos G. Baehr, of Charlotte, who works on an organic chicken, pork and vegetable farm. He is a member of Transition Charlotte and the Charlotte Conservation Commission.
  An open letter to TJ Donovan, Vermont Attorney General:
  I write, with three major interests, in support of your investigation of harassment and intimidation directed at former state representative Kiah Morris.
  June 6,1944 (D-Day), may seem like history, but the reappearance of the swasti
  
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• Satire: Survey – 84% of Americans don’t know what state Vermont is in

  24-09-2018 01:42 via vtdigger.org
  VTDigger’s newest feature, The Winooski — Vermont’s premiere local satire site — is founded and edited by Adam Hall. 
  WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – A national poll conducted by RSG (Resource Systems Group) has found that 84 percent of Americans are not sure which state Vermont is in, according to results published yesterday online. While normally employing data and analytics to help clients with marketing, RSG was asked by an unnamed client to delve into th
  
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• Drought takes toll on wells in northern half of state

  24-09-2018 01:23 via vtdigger.org
   Editor’s note: This story by Andrew Martin and Tommy Gardner was published in the Stowe Reporter on Sept. 20.
  Temperatures regularly in the 80s, or even 90s, little rainfall, and lots and lots of sunshine.
  Great summer, right?
  Not this year, not for hundreds, possibly thousands, of Vermonters who are running short on water.
  There’s been less green and more brown and yellow in the Green Mountain State this year, caused by one of Vermont’s worst droughts in two decades. Sum
  
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