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Shumlin Sours Vt. Progressives

Monday, June 17, 2013

The Vermont Progressive Party isn’t chomping at the bit to make a run for the governor’s seat in 2014, but party leaders say their displeasure with Gov. Peter Shumlin might leave them no choice. “We’ve stayed out [of the past two elections] in sort of mild support of him,” said Rep. Chris Pearson, P-Burlington, who leads the Progressive caucus in the House. “I would say he is making it harder …

N.H. Medicaid Battle Affects Thousands

Monday, June 17, 2013

Concord — An estimated 22,300 poor, uninsured New Hampshire adults are caught in a philosophical crossfire over whether to expand Medicaid under President Obama’s federal health care overhaul law. The Republican-led Senate proposes establishing a commission to study expansion; the Democrat-controlled House wants to expand the program. Resolving the issue is the biggest challenge to finding compromise in negotiations over a state budget …

Family Struggles For Justice in Death of Vt. Woman 3 Years Ago

Monday, June 17, 2013

Montpelier — Relatives of a 78-year-old woman abducted from her Sheffield home and killed nearly three years ago are struggling to get closure because no one has been charged in her death. Prosecutors have linked three men to Pat O’Hagan’s September 2010 death in what they think was a botched robbery but don’t have enough evidence to bring charges. “I just find it …

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Thirty-four graduating seniors received their diplomas during The Sharon Academy's commencement in Sharon, Vt., on June 16, 2013. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: The Sharon Academy Graduation
Aiden Banks and Justin Lamphear relax before the beginning of graduation ceremonies at Kearsarge Regional High School yesterday. (Medora Hebert photograph) ‘A Little Bit of Kearsarge in Our Hearts’
Kearsarge Regional High School graduates received their diplomas in a commencement ceremony on school grounds in North Sutton, N.H., on June 15, 2013. (Medora Hebert photograph) Photo Gallery: Kearsarge Regional High School Graduation
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