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Gubernatorial candidates disagree on tapping rainy day fund
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In Vermont, budget cuts have been proposed in higher education, the judiciary and child care. Some political leaders say the state should tap into its rainy day fund to avoid the cuts. The three main gubernatorial candidates have different points of view. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.VPR News
Douglas outpaces Symington, Pollina in raising money
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As Vermont’s 3 major party gubernatorial candidates prepare for the general election, their new finance reports show that they enter the 9 weeks before the election with very different financial bases. It’s a situation that could dictate the kind of strategies the candidates will use during their campaigns. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.VPR News
Sorrell says funding special investigative units should be top priority
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Attorney General Bill Sorrell says funding special investigative units is the single most important short term step Vermont can take to make the state safe from sexual predators.VPR News
Welch says he supports releasing oil from national reserve
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Congressman Peter Welch says he supports efforts to release oil from the nation’s strategic reserve as a short term way to help reduce gas prices. In the long term, Welch says the country must make significant investments in renewable power sources as part of an overall energy independence plan.VPR News
State’s prosecutors offer package of reforms to sex offender laws
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Attorney General Bill Sorrell and most of Vermont’s state’s attorneys are backing a package of criminal justice reforms designed to make it easier to prosecute sex crimes. The package doesn’t include longer mandatory minimum sentences for convicted child sex offenders because some members of the group believe this issue needs more study.VPR News
Schools may switch to energy efficient heating system with federal help
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Dozens of Vermont schools may switch to new heating systems that save energy because of the high cost of fuel. $15 million could help pay for the conversions under a bill sponsored by Congressman Peter Welch.VPR News
Douglas says phosphorus cleanup taking longer than anticipated
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Governor Jim Douglas says it’s taking longer than he expected to reduce phosphorus levels in Lake Champlain. But Douglas says he’s convinced that the state has the right strategy to improve the quality of the lake over time. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.VPR News
Republican leader Sara Gear Boyd dies at 67
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Sara Gear Boyd is being remembered as a trail blazing, common sense political leader who had a strong impact at both the state and national level. During her state legislative career, she was the first woman in the country to serve as majority leader of both the House and the Senate. Gear Boyd died of cancer Tuesday morning at the age of 67. VPRs Bob Kinzel has more.VPR News