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Author Archives: Michael Bielawski

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Gun control moms group advertises public meeting, then shuts out Vermonters

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America visited the capital and held what was advertised as a public meeting, only to turn away about a dozen pro-gun rights guests at the door.

September 13, 2017 in TNR News.
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Bernie’s single-payer push already splitting Democrats

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will announce a single-payer health care plan dubbed “Medicare for all” on Wednesday, but early responses show Democrats are already split over it.

September 12, 2017 in TNR News.
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‘Climate economy’ initiative divides Pownal, Middlebury next

One community has become divided after the Vermont Council on Rural Development visited with its Climate Economy Model Communities Program, and now another is about to embrace the same controversial program.

September 11, 2017 in TNR News.
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Independent contractors yet to take advantage of new LLC option for working in Vermont

A recent state Supreme Court decision lets independent contractors register as limited liability corporations and forego the requirement of unemployment insurance, but so far the ruling has had little impact on the number of contractors applying for LLC status in Vermont.

September 7, 2017 in TNR News.
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Vermont politicians scramble to defend amnesty after Trump ends DACA

President Donald Trump on Tuesday fulfilled a campaign pledge to end DACA’s amnesty for illegal immigrants, but politicians in Vermont rushed to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

September 5, 2017 in TNR News.
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Vermont AG office fights records request for a year only to say records don’t exist

After a yearlong court battle against a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, the Vermont attorney general’s office says it has no records to turn over relating to a multi-state investigation of groups opposed to climate change policies.

August 31, 2017 in TNR News.
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Middletown Springs, home of SolarFest, fights solar project

Over 100 town residents have signed a petition against the 500-kilowatt net-metered project that would cover almost 5 acres of an old apple orchard.

August 29, 2017 in TNR News.
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Leader behind approved Colchester surgery center speaks out for a free market

Now that the Green Mountain Care Board has signed off on a new independent surgery center after two years of push-back from the local health care industry, HealthFirst executive director Amy Cooper spoke to True North about the long journey and what the approval means for health care in Vermont.

August 28, 2017 in TNR News.
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Vermont League of Cities and Towns seeks to hold Act 46 accountable

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns is asking lawmakers to review Act 46 to hold the education governance law accountable to its promises.

August 25, 2017 in TNR News.
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State representative pushing Burma-Shave signs for other GOP campaigns

State Rep. Bob Frenier defeated an incumbent challenger by resurrecting a nostalgic ad campaign from the 1950s. Now he wants GOP candidates across Vermont to use similar ads to win their races in the next election cycle.

August 24, 2017 in TNR News.
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Automatic registration bringing ‘dramatic increases’ to Vermont’s voter rolls

Automatic voter registration has passed the six-month mark in Vermont, and the secretary of state says the new program has produced “dramatic increases” in voter rolls.

August 23, 2017 in TNR News.
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Opposed solar projects contradict Bennington town plan

Two controversial solar projects are threatening the community’s rural landscape in areas designated in the town plan as unsuitable for commercial development.

August 21, 2017 in TNR News.

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