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Democratic presidential campaigns turn attention to March 4
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With nominating contests in Wisconsin and Hawaii out of the way, the Democratic presidential candidates are turning their attention to the next round of primaries.VPR News
House Speaker, Governor at odds over capital gains tax
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House Speaker Gaye Symington says Vermonters need property tax relief. And she wants to pay for it with $21 million dollars raised by eliminating a capital gains tax exemption. But Governor Jim Douglas rejects the idea. He says the Speaker is trying to launch new spending programs.VPR News
Democrats agree with many of Douglas’ priorities, but oppose lottery lease
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Democrats in the Statehouse found much common ground in Governor Jim Douglas’s new initiatives. Members of the majority party in Montpelier said they also want to expand health care, lower property taxes, and add more housing in Vermont. But the Democrats also reiterated their opposition to leasing the state lottery.VPR News
Midday Newscast: October 31, 2007
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Vermont’s health commissioner says the state may step up its monitoring of drug-resistant staph infections; more…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
Douglas opposes school income tax shift
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House Speaker Gaye Symington says she’d like lawmakers to consider a plan to shift all school taxes from the property tax to the income tax.VPR News