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House Judiciary Committee Approves 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump

Updated at 12:12 p.m. ET The House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump, making him the fourth president in American history to face impeachment. In contrast to Thursday's contentious back-and-forth between the two parties, Friday's session was devoid of rancor, or even any debate. Immediately after calling the session to order, Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., ordered two votes, one for each article. Both were...

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Scott Seizes Opening For Voluntary Paid Family Leave Program

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Shake And Groove, Vermont: Calling For Your Meaningful Music Of 2019

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A Joint Investigation From VPR & Seven Days

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'Worse For Care': When Eldercare Homes Flout The Rules, Managers Aren't Held Responsible

In early 2014, a caller to the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living reported that at Owen House, a residential care home in Fair Haven, a resident's foot was "rotting from the inside out" due to neuropathy and poor care.

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'Worse For Care': Elder Abuse And Neglect Is A Well-Kept Secret In Vermont

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What The VPR/'Seven Days' Investigation Reveals About Vermont's Eldercare Facilities

Affordable Apartments Proposed On Vacant Lot In Downtown Morrisville

By Amy Kolb Noyes • 37 minutes ago

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A vacant lot in downtown Morrisville could soon be the site of a 24-unit affordable housing project.

Marlboro College Closure Will Not Affect Marlboro Music Festival

By Howard Weiss-Tisman • 1 hour ago

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Organizers of the Marlboro Music Festival say the festival will remain on the Marlboro College campus even if the school closes at the end of this academic year.

Paid Parental Leave: How Republicans Learned To Love A Democratic Priority

By Tamara Keith • 8 hours ago

Tucked inside a must-pass defense bill expected to make its way through the Republican-controlled Senate next week is a sweeping policy change: 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all 2.1 million federal employees.

It's not a surprise that Carolyn Maloney, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, would be celebrating the move. She's been working to get it passed for two decades, after her own experience in the workplace.

Giuliani: The Lawyer At The Center Of The Ukraine Affair, And The Path That Led There

By Steve Inskeep • 8 hours ago

As the impeachment inquiry against President Trump has unfolded, one name in particular has surfaced over and over again in both private hearing transcripts and public testimony: the president's personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani.

Congressional testimony has placed Giuliani at the center of the Ukraine affair, with multiple witnesses telling House investigators that he helped spearhead an irregular diplomatic channel between the U.S. and Ukraine.

Deciphering The True Cost Of College: Online Tool Aims To Help Students Predict Payment

By Amy Kolb Noyes • 21 hours ago

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One of the first things students embarking on a college search learn is just how expensive college tuition can be. The sticker price for a single year's tuition at private colleges and universities can top $50,000, not including costs such as books and on-campus room and board.

But what students also quickly learn is that, between grants, scholarships and need-based financial aid, many students don't pay the sticker price. In fact, there are some schools where almost no students pay the advertised price.

So how is a potential college student supposed to know what a school will charge them before they apply?

The House Just Passed Its Prescription Drug Plan — Here's What's In It

By Selena Simmons-Duffin • Dec 12, 2019

Updated at 2:40 p.m. ET

Practically everyone is frustrated by high prescription drug prices. Voters have made clear they want Congress to do something about them.

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that tries to deliver on that. It was a mostly party line vote — all Democrats voted to pass it, along with two Republicans.

House Judiciary Committee Delays Votes On 2 Articles Of Impeachment Until Friday

By Domenico Montanaro • Dec 12, 2019

Updated at 11:38 p.m. ET

Planned votes on two articles of impeachment against President Trump were delayed late Thursday night by Rep. Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He asked members to consider how they want to vote and to reconvene at 10 a.m. Friday.

Ranking minority member Rep. Doug Collins and others protested that Nadler had upset the committee's plans without consulting them.

The Judiciary Committee had sparred for more than 12 hours Thursday ahead of expected votes.

Smaller Trees Stump Nature Conservancy's Carbon Project

By John Dillon • Dec 11, 2019

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The Nature Conservancy says its innovative plan to use a Vermont forest to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution in California did not turn out as hoped after a timber inventory showed the project was not economically feasible.

Emissions Cuts, But No Carbon Tax: What Vermont's 'Climate Solutions Caucus' Is Proposing

By Henry Epp • Dec 11, 2019

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A group of Vermont lawmakers plan to push forward significant legislation in the next session aimed at reducing Vermont's carbon emissions. The so-called "climate solutions caucus" has been holding public forums around the state in recent weeks to speak with Vermonters about how they want to see climate change addressed at the Statehouse.

House Judiciary Committee Opens Debate On Impeachment Articles

By Philip Ewing • Dec 11, 2019

Updated at 10:50 p.m. ET

House Democrats began work on completing their articles of impeachment against President Trump Wednesday evening, setting the stage for a vote by the full House.

The Judiciary Committee convened to amend the impeachment legislation introduced Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., with its chairman, Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., calling the facts against Trump "overwhelming" and that Congress must act now to protect the integrity of U.S. election and its national security.

Brave Little State

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How Can Vermonters Drive Less?

For a state that calls itself green, Vermont sure has a lot of drivers. So what can be done?

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