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Midday Newscast May 1, 2008
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The number of Vermonters signing up for food stamp benefits hit a 15-year high in March; the state Tax Department is already prepared for a possible sales tax holiday this summer;VPR News
Opponents of ‘two vote’ school budget push for repeal
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Opponents of the two vote school budget law that passed at the end of last year’s session are launching a final campaign at the Statehouse to repeal the policy. But their plan is running into strong opposition in the Senate.VPR News
Common school calendar efforts stalled
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A year-old Vermont law to put the state on a common, statewide school calendar is not being implemented and is being criticized as too rigid, but efforts to fix it appear to have stalled. One result of the current system is that as spring vacation ends for students today in Bennington, Newport and some other parts of the state, it will be just getting under way in Chittenden County.Vermont Edition
Education Bills Raise Controversy
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Two education bills are raising controversy at the Statehouse this legislative session. One would abolish the state board of Education and elevate the commissioner’s job to cabinet status; a second bill would repeal last year’s measure that requires a town to vote twice before raising their school budget by a certain percentage. And we look back at the big stories in the week’s news.VPR News
Two Montpelier runners lose bid to run for U-32
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Two high school athletes who sought permission to run for another school because theirs doesn’t have a cross-country team have lost their bid to do so.VPR News
Evening Newscast: March 6, 2008
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School budgets fared very well on Town Meeting Day; voters rejected only 9 — the lowest number in many years; excitement over the presidential primary helped Vermont set a record for primary election turnout on Tuesday; more…VPR News
Midday Newsday: March 6, 2008
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Federal regulators will review Vermont Yankee’s "fitness for duty" program when they do a scheduled security inspection; more…VPR News
School budgets fare well on Town Meeting Day
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Most school budgets fared very well on Town Meeting Day. Local voters rejected only 9 budgets – that’s the lowest number in many years.Vermont Edition