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Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell // Photo: Valley News - Theophil Syslo
By | 01/31/2013 | In-Depth, States, Vermont | 8 Comments

A Vermont State Trooper is accused of killing an unarmed artist in June 2012, but official investigation of this taser death still holds no one accountable.

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Vergennes Rally
By | 11/08/2012 | Economy, Elections 2012, Headline, Legislators, Maine, States, Taxes, US Senate, Vermont | 20 Comments

Last night, the number of independents in the Senate doubled. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont both won their seats in landslide victories.

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By | 07/28/2012 | Activism, Headline, Maine, Movements, States, Vermont

Opposition in Vermont and Maine to a tar sands pipeline is growing with protests planned for the New England Governor’s meeting.

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anti-oligarchy-amendment
By | 07/26/2012 | Economy, Headline | 2 Comments

A proposed anti-oligarchy amendment states that for-profit corporations are not people and are not guaranteed constitutional rights reserved to persons, that such corporations are subject to regulation by the states, and that they may not contribute to political campaigns.

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unemployment
By | 07/20/2012 | California, Economy, Issues, Vermont

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released today gives new insight into employment numbers, state by state, for the month of June.

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By | 07/20/2012 | Headline, Issues, States, Vermont, War and Foreign Policy | 1 Comment

The Pentagon has admitted it was wrong about basic facts relating to basing the F-35 stealth fighter-bomber in Vermont, so of course the announcement was made late last week in a story spun to be about public participation.

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By | 07/05/2012 | Activism, Featured, States, Vermont | 1 Comment

Taser deaths by police in Vermont and elsewhere clearly show that it is time for a moratorium on what the UN calls a “torture weapon.”

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