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- In 12 hours, Sanders raises $4 million
In 12 hours, Sanders raises $4 million -The Vermont senator received 330,000 pledges of support for his 2020 presidential bid.
Read the story on VTDigger here: In 12 hours, Sanders raises $4 million.
- Guard leaders seek funding boost for tuition program
Guard leaders seek funding boost for tuition program -State military spending was about $4.3 million last year; the governor’s proposed budget for next year requests $5.4 million.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Guard leaders seek funding boost for tuition program.
- Advocates say policymakers are starting to get the message about housing
Advocates say policymakers are starting to get the message about housing -About 200 people were at the Statehouse Tuesday for the Vermont Housing Conservation Coalition’s annual visit.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Advocates say policymakers are starting to get the message about housing.
- Leahy backs Sanders’ 2020 run, in reversal from 2016
Leahy backs Sanders’ 2020 run, in reversal from 2016 -Vermont’s senior senator announced Tuesday that he would support Sanders in 2020, after he declined to back Vermont’s junior senator four years ago.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Leahy backs Sanders’ 2020 run, in reversal from 2016.
- Southern Vermont College accreditation in jeopardy
Southern Vermont College accreditation in jeopardy -Enrollment declines have caused financial difficulties at the Bennington school. Its president is hopeful it can remain open.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Southern Vermont College accreditation in jeopardy.
- R.S. Heilman: H. 57 is terrible legislation
R.S. Heilman: H. 57 is terrible legislation -Any law that countenances late-term abortion for any reason other than to save the life of the mother ... is anathema to me.
Read the story on VTDigger here: R.S. Heilman: H. 57 is terrible legislation.
- Renee Johannesen: Women’s right to abortion must be maintained
Renee Johannesen: Women’s right to abortion must be maintained -Making abortion illegal does not reduce its incidence. It is more common than most people know.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Renee Johannesen: Women’s right to abortion must be maintained.
- Julie Moore: Embracing persistence does not mean denying urgency
Julie Moore: Embracing persistence does not mean denying urgency -All of us as Vermonters are now embarking on a decades-long mission to restore the state’s water quality.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Julie Moore: Embracing persistence does not mean denying urgency.
- Sexual harassment fallout in a small town
Sexual harassment fallout in a small town -Stuart Stevens says a stalking lawsuit filed against him by the wife of disgraced Inntopia executive Craig DeLuca was in retaliation for publicity about the COO’s sexual misconduct.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Sexual harassment fallout in a small town.
- Regulators approve $30.8 million Burlington Telecom sale
Regulators approve $30.8 million Burlington Telecom sale -At issue for a citizen group was $16.9 million the city had diverted from city funds to BT.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Regulators approve $30.8 million Burlington Telecom sale.
- Chance of parole or life behind bars: High court hears Herring appeal
Chance of parole or life behind bars: High court hears Herring appeal -Jody Herring was sentenced in November 2017 to life without parole for killing her aunt and two cousins before fatally shooting Lara Sobel, a state social worker, in 2015.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Chance of parole or life behind bars: High court hears Herring appeal.
- VTDigger launches new obituaries section
VTDigger launches new obituaries section -VTDigger is proud to announce a new addition to our website: obituaries.
Read the story on VTDigger here: VTDigger launches new obituaries section.
- Gov. Scott announces boards and commissions appointments
Gov. Scott announces boards and commissions appointments -News Release — Gov. Phil Scott Feb. 7, 2019 Contact: Rebecca Kelley, 802-828-6403 rebecca.kelley@vermont.gov GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ANNOUNCES 103 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced he’s appointed 103 Vermonters to State boards and commissions during the months of December and January. Boards and commissions serve an important role in […]
Read the story on VTDigger here: Gov. Scott announces boards and commissions appointments.
- University of Vermont to host Darren Walker for commencement address
University of Vermont to host Darren Walker for commencement address -News Release — University of Vermont Feb. 8, 2019 Contact: Jeff Wakefield (802) 578-8830 jeffrey.wakefield@uvm.edu Ford Foundation President Darren Walker to Give UVM Commencement Address Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, will be the University of Vermont’s 2019 commencement speaker. Walker has served as president of the foundation, an internationally renowned philanthropic organization, since […]
Read the story on VTDigger here: University of Vermont to host Darren Walker for commencement address.
- In 12 hours, Sanders raises $4 million
In 12 hours, Sanders raises $4 million -The Vermont senator received 330,000 pledges of support for his 2020 presidential bid.
Read the story on VTDigger here: In 12 hours, Sanders raises $4 million.
- Guard leaders seek funding boost for tuition program
Guard leaders seek funding boost for tuition program -State military spending was about $4.3 million last year; the governor’s proposed budget for next year requests $5.4 million.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Guard leaders seek funding boost for tuition program.
- Advocates say policymakers are starting to get the message about housing
Advocates say policymakers are starting to get the message about housing -About 200 people were at the Statehouse Tuesday for the Vermont Housing Conservation Coalition’s annual visit.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Advocates say policymakers are starting to get the message about housing.
- Leahy backs Sanders’ 2020 run, in reversal from 2016
Leahy backs Sanders’ 2020 run, in reversal from 2016 -Vermont’s senior senator announced Tuesday that he would support Sanders in 2020, after he declined to back Vermont’s junior senator four years ago.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Leahy backs Sanders’ 2020 run, in reversal from 2016.
- Southern Vermont College accreditation in jeopardy
Southern Vermont College accreditation in jeopardy -Enrollment declines have caused financial difficulties at the Bennington school. Its president is hopeful it can remain open.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Southern Vermont College accreditation in jeopardy.
- R.S. Heilman: H. 57 is terrible legislation
R.S. Heilman: H. 57 is terrible legislation -Any law that countenances late-term abortion for any reason other than to save the life of the mother ... is anathema to me.
Read the story on VTDigger here: R.S. Heilman: H. 57 is terrible legislation.
- Renee Johannesen: Women’s right to abortion must be maintained
Renee Johannesen: Women’s right to abortion must be maintained -Making abortion illegal does not reduce its incidence. It is more common than most people know.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Renee Johannesen: Women’s right to abortion must be maintained.
- Julie Moore: Embracing persistence does not mean denying urgency
Julie Moore: Embracing persistence does not mean denying urgency -All of us as Vermonters are now embarking on a decades-long mission to restore the state’s water quality.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Julie Moore: Embracing persistence does not mean denying urgency.
- Sexual harassment fallout in a small town
Sexual harassment fallout in a small town -Stuart Stevens says a stalking lawsuit filed against him by the wife of disgraced Inntopia executive Craig DeLuca was in retaliation for publicity about the COO’s sexual misconduct.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Sexual harassment fallout in a small town.
- Regulators approve $30.8 million Burlington Telecom sale
Regulators approve $30.8 million Burlington Telecom sale -At issue for a citizen group was $16.9 million the city had diverted from city funds to BT.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Regulators approve $30.8 million Burlington Telecom sale.
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