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For Vermont's youngest lawmaker, flood recovery and rural issues hit home
10+ hour, 30+ min ago —...These are the Vermont Legislative Pages — a program for eighth grade... ...Walking into the Statehouse in Montpelier on a weekday in March,... ...More from Vermont Public: Young lawmakers join Vermont Future Caucus... ...Still, age is one reason the Vermont Future Caucus was created....
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Advocates fear public safety bill could send more Vermont children to prison
10+ hour, 30+ min ago —..., with the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.... ...to be tried as adults for felony drug trafficking.... ...Jay Blitzman, a former juvenile judge and public defender in Massachusetts... ...and now teaches at Harvard Law School, is referring to the tough-on-young-criminals...
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Bill that would restrict PFAS in consumer products heads to governor
22+ hour, 39+ min ago —...Paul Burns of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group said the... ...The Vermont Senate and House voted unanimously to support the bill... ...The Associated Industries of Vermont and Personal Care Products Council... ...Ginny Lyons, a Democrat from Williston who chairs the Senate Committee...
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Cannabis testing a contributing factor in shortage of licensed commercial drivers
22+ hour, 47+ min ago —...Jeanette DeForge, The Republican: Everyone who has a CDL faces federal... ...The city needed 150 plow operators, according to reporter Jeanette... ...Adam Gomez from Springfield was saying you pretty much cannot smoke... ...or ingest weed if you want to be a CDL driver....
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'Being bilingual is a gift for life': Latina author wants more families to talk about books
1+ day, 2+ hour ago —...When Cuban American author Meg Medina was named the first Latina... ...In her books, we meet characters like Abuela, Tía Isa, and Señora... ...Medina will visit Nashua Public Library on Sunday, May 12, at 1:30... ...Follow Meg Medina on her social media....
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After Senate approval, Vermont's biggest energy bill of the session heads to Gov. Scott
21+ hour, 20+ min ago —...renewable resources by 2035, under a bill that passed the Vermont... ...Phil Scott is expected to veto the bill, over concerns about how... ...Estimates are all rough, but the trade group Renewable Energy Vermont... ...Public Research Interest Group, an environmental nonprofit that...
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Dozens of Vermont school districts remain without a budget
1+ day, 1+ hour ago —...in the Slate Valley Unified Union School District, which includes... ...Superintendent Brooke Olsen-Farrell.... ...Even Curtis Hier, the lone Slate Valley school board member advocating... ...Patricia Beaumont-Stannard, Slate Valley's school board chair, said...
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Remembering Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus: An Adirondack hero and trans leader
1+ day, 10+ hour ago —...Praczkajlo, a forest ranger in the Adirondack High Peaks who worked... ...Talk to anyone who worked with Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus and they... ...When Mecus came to the High Peaks, Konowitz said she upped the ante... ...In the winter, Mecus would often patrol Cascade Mt., the busiest...
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How UVM, Middlebury and Dartmouth are responding to the pro-Palestinian protests
1+ day, 15+ hour ago —...Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.... ...Here's how the the administrations of University of Vermont, Middlebury... ...Matt Vogel, executive director of UVM Hillel, said he's heard from... ...to New Hampshire Public Radio....
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Vermont House passes Climate Superfund Act with tripartisan support
1+ day, 17+ hour ago —...New York, California, Massachusetts and Maryland are all considering... ...The Vermont House has passed a landmark bill that would force the... ...She was joined by one other Republican, Scott Beck of St.... ...Laura Sibilia, an independent from Dover who is vice chair of the...