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Democrats will make health care reform a priority

By Bob Kinzel | December 13, 2007

Democratic legislative leaders say making health care coverage more affordable for small businesses in Vermont will be one of their priorities for the 2008 session.

Midday Newscast: August 30, 2007

By Mitch Wertlieb | August 30, 2007

Policy makers are looking to advance health care reform again; construction is slated to begin soon on Grafton Village Cheese Company’s new factory in Brattleboro; Senator Bernie Sanders is taking a top official from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service to Vermont’s border with Quebec today; an earthquake rumbled overnight in the central Adirondacks.

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Midday Newscast: August 29, 2007

By Mitch Wertlieb | August 29, 2007

A key position has been filled in Vermont’s health care reform efforts; a new training program in the Upper Valley aims to help reinvigorate one of the region’s traditional industries; Governor Jim Douglas says he plans to fight proposed federal budget cuts in the special education program.