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Despite Trump budget, UMN sea grant directors remain optimistic
Minnesota Daily
Since the president makes budget recommendations, and Congress passes the final budget, Sea Grant officials are hoping to convince legislators to continue the program, said Breck Bowden, director of Lake Champlain Sea Grant in Vermont. The Lake ...

'Female Founders Speaker Series' features The Alchemist & Vermont Creamery
Vermont Biz
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) and Hotel Vermont are thrilled to announce that March's “Food & Beverage” event will feature Allison Hooper, co-founder of Vermont Creamery, and Jen Kimmich, co-founder of ...

School transport cuts causing 'distress and upheaval'  BBC

“Alex's Story”: A True Account From Within the Opioid Crisis  PSU The Clock

Christian Science Monitor
Bees of all stripes to get help from Cheerios' mascot, Buzz
Christian Science Monitor
"Wild bees are a precious natural resource we should celebrate and protect," said Taylor Ricketts, a University of Vermont conservation ecologist and the architect of the nation's first "bee map," at a conference earlier this year. "If managed with ...

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50 years later: A look back at Sonoma County Parks  Sonoma Index-Tribune

Questions and Answers on State and Local Variations on the SEC Pay-to-Play Rule  The National Law Review

Billings City Council close to finishing new Dehler Park lease  KULR-TV

The Billings Mustangs are hoping a new lease at Dehler park will get the green light soon.

Owen 'Lars' M. Musgjerd -- Kenyon  Post-Bulletin

Owen "Lars" M. Musgjerd, 90, of Kenyon, died Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth in Rochester.

Hulu's 'The Path' Season 2, Episode 8 Was Filmed in Westhampton Beach – Dan's Papers  Dan's Papers

Revision to Make New Army Helmets  Military.com

LaunchVT is a competition for Vermont entrepreneurs to gain financial and mentoring support as they attempt to move their businesses forward. On the cusp of this year's application deadline, Executive Director Katie Taylor discusses the criteria used to select finalists.

BurlingtonFreePress.com
RESULTS: Jericho approves budget; votes down land sale
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Town Budget: $3,936,569 approved (voice vote); $28,179 more than the current budget. Voters added $1,000 to proposed budget in order to finance a children's nutrition program. Selectboard: Incumbent Selectboard Member Catherine McMains, running ...

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Outdoors: Killington remains the “Beast of the East.”  The Daily News of Newburyport

History Space: Vermont's French Connection  Burlington Free Press

History Space: Vermont's French Connection  Burlington Free Press

Laura Subin: House marijuana bill is the logical next step
vtdigger.org
By eliminating civil penalties for an ounce or less of marijuana and reducing penalties incrementally for larger amounts, H.170 takes the logical next step from Vermont's 2013 decriminalization law, legislation that is widely viewed as successful reform.

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Patrick Leahy and Charles Grassley Head Bipartisan Letter Asking President to Support Violence Against Women Act ...
vtdigger.org
WASHINGTON (TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2017) — As President Donald Trump prepares to submit a federal budget proposal to Congress, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senate Appropriations ...

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Central Vermont Medical Center Named One of 2017's Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals
vtdigger.org
Berlin, Vt. – The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center was recently named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health.

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Climate change could outpace EPA Lake Champlain protections
environmentalresearchweb
“This paper provides very clear evidence that the lake could be far more sensitive to climate change than is captured by the current approach of the EPA,” said University of Vermont professor Asim Zia, the lead author of the new study. ... behavior and ...