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Burlington GOP adopts resolution against noncitizen voting in the Queen City

The Burlington Republican Party has adopted a resolution against noncitizen voting in local elections. The resolution was a response to a recent effort by the Burlington City Council to encourage voting among aliens who have legal residency.

November 24, 2019 in TNR News.
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Climate caucus meets again, but some ideas may lack buy-in from governor

The Vermont Climate Solutions Caucus met Thursday to discuss transforming the state into a green-energy leader, but some ideas expressed at the meeting may find little support from the governor, based on his recent comments.

November 22, 2019 in TNR News.
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Daily Chronicle: Truckers want marijuana victims’ compensation fund

Car crashes and collision insurance claims are up in in cannabis-legal states, Bloomberg News reports. Now the American Trucking Association wants state and federal government to take steps to protect truckers, motorists and passengers from marijuana-impaired drivers.

November 22, 2019 in TNR News.
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Racial Justice Alliance hosts debate about slavery language in state constitution

The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance held a public discussion Wednesday evening about whether the Vermont Constitution permits slavery.

November 21, 2019 in TNR News.
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Law enforcement and treatment professionals discuss drug trade, addiction and open borders

About a dozen law enforcement and drug treatment professionals met Monday evening at St. Johnsbury Middle School to discuss the state of the drug trade, drug addiction and where drugs are coming from that ultimately end up in Vermont.

November 19, 2019 in TNR News.
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Daily Chronicle: Speaker Mitzi Johnson to Dem activists: ‘I’m the Nancy Pelosi of Vermont’

Speaking at a Democratic Party fundraiser at Shelburne Vineyard Nov. 4, House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, D-Grand Isle, said “I’m the Nancy Pelosi of Vermont.”

November 19, 2019 in TNR News.
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Governor hands out awards in push to reduce phosphorus in Vermont

Gov. Phil Scott announced more than $1 million in state money for six organizations that have led in technological innovation when it comes to reducing phosphorus content in waste streams.

November 18, 2019 in TNR News.
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Daily Chronicle: Cannabis bribery, ‘scromiting’ front-page news in Massachusetts

Municipal officials are being investigated for soliciting and receiving big bribes from legal marijuana companies. Also, more people are visiting hospital emergency rooms for treatment for “scromiting.”

November 17, 2019 in TNR News.
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Coventry landfill and environmental opponent reach agreement over expansion

The Coventry landfill on the state’s northern border has been in an ongoing conflict with environmentalists over the years, but now there’s finally some agreement with at least one of the dump’s main opponents.

November 15, 2019 in TNR News.
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Gov. Scott on Vermont’s potential TCI membership: ‘I’m not supportive’ of a carbon tax

Gov. Phil Scott at a press conference Thursday addressed the issue of a regional climate initiative, saying he would not support any form of a carbon tax.

November 14, 2019 in TNR News.
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Daily Chronicle: Governor says time to wean Vermont solar power industry off of price supports

“There comes a time you have to wean yourself off. When you’re paying out more than you are receiving. It’s not a good market approach,” Gov. Scott said. “It was a great incentive to jumpstart the renewable sector.”

November 14, 2019 in TNR News.
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A tale of two economies: Vermont missing out on the Trump boom

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens might well have been writing about the stark dissimilarities between Vermont’s anemic economy and the Trump national economic boom.

November 14, 2019 in TNR News.

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