Vermont Edition

Landlords’ Rights

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The Senate unanimously approved a bill that makes it easier for landlords to evict problem tenants. We examine both sides of the issue with the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Bill Carris, and with Vermont Legal Aid Attorney Jack McCullough. Also, UVM has cut funding for its Canadian Studies Program; we talk with the program’s director, Paul Martin. And, we visit a Middlebury hairdresser who’s been cutting hair for decades.
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Midday Newscast: March 5, 2008

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Here are the top stories at noon: With most of Vermont’s precincts reporting, Obama has 59 percent to Clinton’s 39 percent; Secretary of State Deb Markowitz says turnout yesterday was at 41 percent, which breaks a record set in 1980; Burlington voters approved a bond to renovate the Moran plant, and a bond to update a power plant…
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Midday Newscast: February 29, 2008

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Here are the top stories at noon: Chelsea Clinton visits Church Street and speaks with a crowd at the Davis Center at UVM about her mother’s campaign; A new report shows that Vermont spends more on prisons than education…
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Middlebury to vote on new village bridge

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Middlebury will be voting on a new village bridge on Town Meeting Day. Voters will weigh in on a $16 million bond for a new span. The bond would be paid off with the proceeds of a local options tax, which is also on the ballot.