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Douglas Says NGA Meeting To Focus On Health Care
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Governor Jim Douglas will preside over next month’s summer meetings of the National Governors Association in Boston.Vermont Edition
Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Sanders discusses his plan to ban off-shore drilling and raise fuel efficiency standards in cars. We also discuss some of the provisions of the federal health care law that are beginning to go into effect. Also in the program, Middlebury artist Kate Gridley explains her approach to painting the governor’s official portrait.VPR News
Voices In The Week’s News: May 21, 2010
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These were some of the voices in the news this week:.VPR News
Douglas, Business Leaders Lobbying Against Tax Increases
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Business leaders and the governor are lobbying hard against a legislative proposal that they say would raise taxes.VPR News
Governor Jim Douglas On Key Issues
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VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with Governor Jim Douglas about disagreements over the state budget, the effort to find a solution to the unemployment insurance fund crisis and other issues.VPR News
Douglas Says Tuition Increases Too High
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Governor Jim Douglas says he wants the University of Vermont and Vermont’s State College system to give up their plan to raise tuition for next year.Vermont Edition
Governor Jim Douglas
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Governor Jim Douglas addresses this week’s Senate vote on Vermont Yankee that he has labeled “meaningless.” He also discusses his plan for property tax reform.VPR News
Douglas Aims To Cut 55 Boards And Commissions
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Gov. Jim Douglas wants to abolish 55 state boards and commissions, saying it would save the state nearly $700,000.VPR News