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Study: Less disparity in education spending across Vermont communities
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According to a new study, Vermont’s education funding system has done a good job in reducing disparities in spending between property wealthy and property poor towns over the last 10 years.VPR News
Interview: Bruce Babbitt at VLS to discuss climate change
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Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt will be the keynote speaker at a Vermont Law School symposium, "Confronting Global Climate Change".VPR News
VT Edition Interview: Kathleen Stubbing & Tiffany Bluemle on attracting women to law enforcement careers
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Lieutenant Kathleen Stubbing of the Burlington Police Department oversees the department’s recruitment and training division. Tiffany Bluemle is the Executive Director of Vermont Works for Women. Her organization runs a program called "Step up to Law Enforcement," which trains women for jobs in law enforcement. They spoke with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about efforts in Vermont to increase the ratio of women to men in law enforcement ranks.VPR News
Symington opposes a repeal of new school funding law
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House Speaker Gaye Symington says she opposes efforts to repeal a new state law to slow down the growth of school budgets. Vermont’s teachers union and the state’s School Board Association argue the new law will undermine the quality of education in the state.VPR News
NEK law firm: Feds may be monitoring phones and computers
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A Northeast Kingdom law firm has warned its clients that the federal government may be monitoring its phones and computer equipment. A lawyer at the firm represents a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This summer, the lawyer suspected that his phone had been tapped. He recently discovered that his office computer was also hacked into.VPR News
Threat to Vt mental health law averted
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In Washington, the Senate has given its approval to a mental health parity law. There were strong concerns in Vermont that the initial draft of the bill would have watered down key parts of the state’s existing parity law, but the provisions were eliminated from the final version.VPR News
Victory for Vermont in greenhouse gas case
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A federal judge has handed Vermont a major victory in its legal battle with the auto industry over greenhouse gas pollution. Environmentalists say the ruling is a major milestone in combating global warming.Commentary Series