Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Among the issues not yet resolved, and contributing to the delay, is whether teachers should be paid for the four days they were on strike in September. Teachers asked to be paid but the school board declined.
“We pay people for working or sick days or vacation days, not for just not showing up,” said Mark Porter, chair of the school board.
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VDP executive director Conor Casey declined Tuesday to disclose which staff member composed the tweets, telling Seven Days, “The buck stops with me.”Ousted @vtgop Chair Dave Sunderland is a racist and a serial liar. #vtpoli https://t.co/DFmVbm0wQB
— VT House Dems (@VTHouseDems) December 10, 2017
And while Casey conceded that “maybe calling someone a racist goes a bit far,” he defended the general tone and content of the tweets. “It’s a little more hard-hitting, a little more conversational,” he said.
Vermont Republicans have recently taken to Twitter to complain about the VT House Dems account. And in a Monday press release, Vermont GOP executive director Jeffrey Bartley characterized the tweets as “name calling, outlandish accusations, and outright hostility to anyone with whom they may have political differences.”
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Monday, December 11, 2017
A Republican national committeewoman in the Midwest resigned Monday over the RNC's financial backing for Roy Moore, the GOP's candidate for a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. Moore's campaign in Alabama has been beset by accusations that he committed sexual misconduct and pursued relationships with underage girls. But while Joyce Simmons of Nebraska wants her party to keep away from Moore, her Vermont counterpart has no such compunction.
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The employees were offered severance packages, and the Vermont Department of Labor has been asked to help them find work, according to the company.
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“Oh, my God. I wasn’t aware of that,” Leahy said when he was asked Sunday about the comment. “I have been a consistent and noisy proponent of net neutrality.”
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Friday, December 8, 2017
During a traffic stop last summer, a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy quickly discovered the driver of a green Dodge truck couldn’t speak English. Through a translator, the deputy also learned that the man didn’t have a Vermont driver’s license. He radioed for backup from a “Romeo unit.”
Within 10 minutes, U.S. Border Patrol agents were standing next to the green truck.
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The Capitol Complex Commission, which oversees the "architectural and aesthetic integrity" of the Statehouse and its grounds, reversed a decision it made last month to not approve the rink for the upcoming winter. Among its concerns was the debatably unsightly fence built around last winter's rink.
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In recent days, we’ve had two potential challengers to Sanders surface: one a political unknown, and the other a famous Hollywood figure whose candidacy would be the subject of a reality TV show. And a brand-new political party has announced itself to the world.
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Speaking on "CBS This Morning," Sanders addressed allegations of sexual misconduct against Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. He noted that Trump had faced similar accusations during the 2016 presidential campaign and referred to a 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape in which Trump bragged about groping women.
"We have a president of the United States who acknowledged on a tape widely seen all over this country that he's assaulted women, so I would hope that maybe the president of the United States might pay attention [to] what's going on and also think about resigning," Sanders said.
Later Thursday, the Vermont senator and 2016 presidential candidate restated his call on Twitter:
According to Daniel McLean, a spokesperson for Sanders, the senator had not previously called on Trump to consider resigning.We have a president who acknowledged on tape that he assaulted women. I would hope that he pays attention to what's going on and think about resigning.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 7, 2017
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Both will stay in the race as independents, running against six-year incumbent Miro Weinberger.
A standing room-only crowd filled the gym at the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes. The Progs gathered around cafeteria tables for a shared meal and then voted on Progressive candidates for council and mayor.
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