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Author Archives: Bruce Parker

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‘Bullet vote’ threatens Chittenden Six incumbent senators as election nears

Chittenden County’s six incumbent senators have occupied the Vermont Senate for a combined 45 years, but a group of energized voters plans to send at least three of them packing and replace them with fresh faces.

August 10, 2018 in TNR News.
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Marijuana legalization goes down in flames again in Vermont

For the second time in 12 months, pot smokers in the Green Mountain State watched their dreams of legally possessing and growing marijuana go down in flames.

May 24, 2017 in TNR News.

Vermont elections chief sending mixed signals about election security

Among the election vulnerabilities discussed at Tuesday’s briefing were Vermont’s AccuVote-OS vote tabulators. The ballot-counting optical scanners are used in all New England states, including most towns in Vermont.

November 4, 2016 in TNR News.

Vermont town clerk not told about vote tabulator machine vulnerabilities

Vote tabulation machines can be hacked to switch votes without officials knowing it, but one town clerk in Vermont says she’s never heard of the vulnerability and received no guidance from the Secretary of State’s office for how to spot it.

September 23, 2016 in TNR News.

Is Vermont’s election safe from hackers?

Vermont’s secretary of state says the election system is secure after hackers breached databases in Arizona and Illinois, but the ballot-counting machine at the center of  the state’s voting process offers little reason for confidence.

September 17, 2016 in TNR News.
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Vermont state lawmakers heading to Cuba for pointers on education, environment

The trip, which will not include opportunities to meet with dissidents, comes after President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced the restoration of diplomatic relations in 2014.

August 19, 2016 in TNR News.
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Quotable Democrats offer guide for undecided voters in Vermont primary

Controversial statements uttered last week by Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates offer undecided voters a last-minute opportunity to get off the fence and vote with confidence Tuesday.

August 8, 2016 in TNR News.
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Vermont Health Department begins releasing stats on refugees with active TB

The Vermont Department of Health has begun releasing statistics on active tuberculosis among refugees following Watchdog’s reporting on the issue.

July 9, 2016 in TNR News.
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Refugees undergoing treatment for contagious TB in Vermont

Medical professionals from University of Vermont Medical Center are treating refugees for contagious active tuberculosis, according to documents Watchdog obtained through a public records request.

July 2, 2016 in TNR News.
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Vermont Health Department concealing number of refugees with contagious TB

Epidemiologists at the Vermont Department of Health are concealing the number of refugees with contagious active tuberculosis nearly a month after Watchdog reported that more than one-third of Vermont’s resettled refugees test positive for TB.

June 28, 2016 in TNR News.
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More than one-third of refugees in Vermont test positive for tuberculosis

Data from the Vermont Department of Health show that more than one-third of refugees resettled in Vermont test positive for tuberculosis.

June 3, 2016 in TNR News.
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EB-5 immigrant investor program hit by massive fraud investigation

Businessmen behind Jay Peak and Q Burke ski resorts have been charged with fraud for alleged misuse of more than $200 million in investor money raised through the federal EB-5 program.

April 16, 2016 in TNR News.

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