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CATTV Bennington

Bennington Town Meeting Day election results

On Tuesday, voters in Bennington approved a $12.9 million municipal budget, said no to a mayoral form of government, and re-elected incumbents Jim Carroll and Donald Campbell to the Selectboard, among other items.

March 7, 2018 in Videos.
Wikimedia Commons/Beyond My Ken

Bernie Sanders’ stepdaughter loses bid for Burlington mayor

Carina Driscoll, who ran as an independent and has previously served as a former state legislator, school commissioner and city council member in Vermont, lost her bid for mayor of Burlington to the incumbent Democratic Mayor Miro Weinberger.

March 7, 2018 in TNR News.
Channel 17/ Town Meeting TV

Burlington Town Meeting Day election results

Mayor Miro Weinberger wins re-election, 72 percent of residents vote to approve $85 million school budget with 8 percent property tax increase, and voters say yes to more climate action and advising funding for affordable housing.

March 7, 2018 in Videos.
Channel 17/ Town Meeting TV

Burlingtonians vote to advise cancellation of F-35 plan, locals cite ballot language deception

“If that were the only item on the ballot, then you would get almost 95 percent support. But look at the curve ball that was thrown.” Question 6 passed on Tuesday with 55 percent of the vote.

March 7, 2018 in Videos.
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Fentanyl deaths experience massive spike despite a drop in heroin fatalities in Vermont

A new report on the opioid epidemic in Vermont reveals deaths linked to fentanyl continue to rise rapidly despite a decrease in heroin fatalities.

March 6, 2018 in TNR News.
Channel 17/ Town Meeting TV

Burlington city councilors debate presence of military F-35s

“I represent a ward that definitely is divided on this question. There is a very strong camp of individuals who really are opposed to … a military presence at all, and then there’s another group of people who really want to have a military presence at the airport.”

March 6, 2018 in Videos.
Channel 17/ Town Meeting TV

Ballot Question 6 debate: F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport

“When the results of this election are tallied, a letter will go to the secretary of the Air Force, and the secretary of the Air Force will accept it and place it on file. The F-35s are coming.”

March 6, 2018 in Videos.
St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

DePino: Vermont politicians refuse to do something that will actually stop an attack

There are already highly qualified people working in many schools — ex-law enforcement, former military and even highly competent civilians — who will step up and volunteer to actively protect our most precious citizens. But still politicians refuse to do something that will actually stop an attack.

March 5, 2018 in Commentary.
Bruce Parker/TNR

Statehouse Headliners: Senate expands medical marijuana for any condition, VY settlement paves way for approval

In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, the Senate expands medical marijuana to treat any condition, a Vermont Yankee settlement paves way for approval, the recent deep cold reaches deep into ratepayers’ pockets, and a proposed “homeless bill of rights” is being questioned by cities and towns.

March 5, 2018 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Fabrice Florin

March for Our Lives student protest organized by Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, Planned Parenthood

“On March 24 we will take to the streets of Washington, D.C., and our communities across the country,” a Feb. 18 Facebook post reads. “We will be the last group of students who have to stand up for fallen children due to senseless gun violence.”

March 5, 2018 in U.S..
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Bucknam: There is systemic racism in Vermont and across the country

It comes in many forms. First, there is the scandal of public education, which does not educate African American children.

March 4, 2018 in Commentary.
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Carbon tax goes down in flames in Washington state

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s inability to marshal a hefty price tag on carbon emissions through the liberal state’s legislature does not portend good things for a similar push on the national stage.

March 4, 2018 in U.S..

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