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Amid Debate, Lawmakers Get Hands-On Look At Guns
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The display of guns at the Statehouse – a place where firearms are otherwise prohibited – was the idea of Essex Representative Linda Waite-Simpson, the sponsor of a bill introduced this week that would ban ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds.VPR News
Senate Committee Advances End-Of-Life Bill
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A key Senate committee approved a bill Friday that would permit terminally ill patients to end their lives with a prescription medication.VPR News
Strike That: Senate Withdraws Gun-Control Bill
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This week at the Statehouse, Chittenden County Senator Philip Baruth backed off his support for a bill that sought to prohibit the manufacture or sale of high-capacity magazines and semi-automatic assault weapons in Vermont. Baruth’s decision to withdraw the bill set in motion a little-used rule in the Legislature.VPR News
Speaker Smith Says Any Gun Bill Needs To Start In Senate
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Many Vermont lawmakers say gun control legislation would be best handled at the federal level. But House Speaker Shap Smith says if a bill is debated in Montpelier, it needs to emerge first from the Senate.VPR News
United Flight Reports In-Flight Problem; Lands Safely
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Emergency crews descended on Burlington International Airport late this afternoon when a United Express jet reported problems as it approached the airport.VPR News
Vt. Mayors Call For Tighter Gun Control Laws
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Several Vermont mayors are banding together to ask Washington to adopt gun control legislation. One month after the shooting in Newtown, Conn., the mayors are joining a national movement.VPR News
UVM Bottled Water Ban Begins Monday
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When students at the University of Vermont resume classes on the snow-covered Burlington campus Monday, something will be missing: bottled water. UVM is the latest university to ban on-campus sales of bottled water.VPR News
Addison Delegation To Reevaluate Gas Pipeline
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A legislative delegation from Addison County is responding to the town of Monkton’s opposition to the proposed route for a natural gas pipeline extension.VPR News
