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• Green Up Day celebrates 55 years in Vermont

  01-05-2025 23:47 via vtdigger.org
  Photo via Adobe StockVermonters are planning to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Green Up Day on Saturday by participating in trash cleanup events throughout the state. But this year comes with a twist. In an effort to attract even more volunteers, this year’s Green Up Day will have a Kentucky Derby theme. After picking up trash, volunteers have the option to participate in a Kentucky Derby-inspired hat contest, see live music and receive food and drink deals at breweries and bars th
  
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• A pair of Castleton University grads join Olympian sister in new podcast

  01-05-2025 22:37 via vtdigger.org
  U.S. Olympic Rugby star Ilona Maher, center, is flanked by her Castleton University graduate sisters Olivia, left, and Adrianna, right. The trio has a new podcast out called “House of Maher.” Courtesy photo via the Community News ServiceMaddie Lindgren is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.The “House of Maher” is what you get when you combine three crazy funny women with a knac
  
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• Sara Rice

  01-05-2025 20:10 via vtdigger.org
  Born Jan. 3, 1942Eau Claire, WisconsinDied April 20, 2025Burlington, VermontDetails of servicesA celebration of life will be held the week of July 8th, 2025 in the Burlington area followed the next day by a scattering of her ashes on the summit of Camel’s Hump, where she will continue to keep a close and watchful eye on all those she loved and adored.Sara Ann (Fisher) Rice, best known as “Sally,” exited this life on April 20, 2025, just as she lived it — quickly and decis
  
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• Vermont businesses: Getting data privacy right

  01-05-2025 13:09 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is from a group of Vermont businesses, listed below the text.Just last month, the Vermont Senate passed reasonable data privacy legislation that ensures consumer data is secure, while at the same time fostering regional compatibility and protecting Vermont’s businesses from excessive compliance costs and litigation. We are proud to support the bill, S.71 — the New England model, and encourage our lawmakers in the House to swiftly advance it as currently written to avo
  
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• Vermont shelter providers: Homeless legislation overhaul risks existing successful programs

  01-05-2025 13:08 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Vermont shelter and homeless service providers. Their names are listed below the text of the commentary.We are shelter and homeless service providers throughout the state of Vermont writing to express our concerns with bill H.91, commonly known as VHEARTH, which was referenced in the VTDigger article on dissolving the motel program. When homelessness is discussed in Vermont the spotlight is frequently trained on the General Assistance program. Some criticize GA —
  
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• Vermont Conversation: Bill Lippert on the 25th anniversary of Vermont’s landmark civil unions law and the backlash against LGBTQ+ people

  01-05-2025 02:26 via vtdigger.org
  
  
  Rep. Bill Lippert, D-Hinesburg, chair of the House Health Care Committee. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.This week marks the 25th anniversary of the historic passage of the civil unions law in Vermont. On April 25, 2000, after a remarkable four-month ma
  
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• Final Reading: Regulators prepare to roll out medical cannabis sales at Vermont’s recreational dispensaries

  01-05-2025 00:40 via vtdigger.org
  Cannabis buds for purchase on display at the now-closed Ceres Collaborative dispensary in Burlington on the first day of legal retail cannabis sales October 1, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerSince Vermont’s first recreational cannabis dispensaries opened their doors in 2022, the state’s medical marijuana program has hit the skids.As of November 2024, just over 2,700 patients were enrolled in the program, down from a high of almost 5,500 medical-card holders in 2017, according t
  
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