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Lawmakers, other Vermonters discuss increased broadband for post-lockdown Zoom society

A panel discussion hosted by the non-profit Alliance for a Better Vermont took a look at whether a $150 million investment in broadband infrastructure would help support Vermonters’ Covid-related new online lifestyle.

2 days ago April 8, 2021 in TNR News.
U.S. General Services Administration

Six Vermonters await decision on lockdown lawsuit against governor, attorney general and health commissioner

Six Vermonters are awaiting a judge’s decision on their lawsuit against Gov. Phil Scott, Attorney General TJ Donovan and Health Commissioner Mark Levine for what they say is an egregious abuse of power to control people’s lives during the coronavirus pandemic.

4 days ago April 6, 2021 in TNR News.
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South Burlington Police largely supportive of federal police reform measure

The proposal would ban the use of chokeholds, eliminate qualified immunity for police officers, and ban no-knock warrants in drug case. It would ban racial, religious and discriminatory profiling and establish a National Police Misconduct Registry among many other changes.

1 week ago April 2, 2021 in TNR News.
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Journalist ousted from governor’s conferences recalls World War II era information control in speech

Conservative group Vermont Liberty Network held a rally Saturday that drew about 70 Vermonters to celebrate the Green Mountain Boys and hear from a journalist who was banned from attending the governor’s press conferences.

1 week ago April 1, 2021 in TNR News.
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Shelburne fair and impartial policing team, Migrant Justice seek more sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants

Zoe Hart and Carol Bick want to change these rules to make Shelburne a safer place for immigrants. The new Shelburne policy would make it much harder for police officers to share immigration status with federal officials, allowing them to do so only under strict circumstances.

1 week ago April 1, 2021 in TNR News.
Colchester Police Department

Data shows Vermont towns are spending less on police services

According to research coordinator, Emily Anderson, the -0.45% is the first time the average percentage has been a negative number, meaning that police spending across the state is decreasing. These findings are especially remarkable because data from previous years yielded much higher average percentages of police spending.

1 week ago April 1, 2021 in TNR News.
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House Education Committee says noncitizen votes in Winooski will impact statewide Education Fund

A majority of lawmakers in the House Education Committee are recommending that the city of Winooski should allow noncitizens to vote — in some cases almost immediately upon arrival — in local elections, including those that affect the statewide Education Fund.

1 week ago March 31, 2021 in TNR News.
town of Shelburne

Seguino faces questioning of police racism study during Shelburne Selectboard meeting

The main concern with the report was that the sample size or data used was too small to prove that Black drivers are more likely to be targeted by police officers conducting traffic stops in Shelburne.

1 week ago March 31, 2021 in TNR News.
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Residents join lawmakers in public hearing to sound off on pension stabilization plan

Vermont residents on Monday joined state representatives from the House Committee on Government Operations to continue discussions about how to stabilize Vermont’s teacher and state employee retirement systems.

2 weeks ago March 30, 2021 in TNR News.
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Sanders looks to undo Trump tax cuts, expand public health care, and he stands against Trump Twitter ban

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, proposed two bills on Thursday that aim to shift tax burdens further onto the wealthy and corporations. One of them aims to undo the 2017 Trump-initiated cut of the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent, and the other is to implement a progressive estate tax.

2 weeks ago March 29, 2021 in TNR News.
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Senator warns of ‘serious damage and system failure’ if unemployment insurance bill passes

Senate lawmakers are locked in a heated debate over a proposed $50 million unemployment tax increase that could have some laid-off Vermonters receiving more than $600 per week in combined state and federal unemployment assistance.

2 weeks ago March 27, 2021 in TNR News.
Fox News

Sen. Pearson discusses proposal to undermine the Electoral College system for Vermont

Vermont could join more than a dozen other states in an effort to undermine the Electoral College system that has been in place since the nation’s founding.

March 25, 2021 in TNR News.

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