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<title>Town meeting day: VT voters decide issues big and small</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 9, 2012) Vermont&apos;s Champlain Islands are smack in the middle of Lake Champlain&apos;s northern end. Isle La Motte is the westernmost of those islands. It’s isolated and rural. Living there,  you might travel to New York State to see a doctor, or go to the grocery store. But, Isle La Motte joins other towns across Vermont in town meeting day, when citizens come together to have their say on issues big and small. Sarah Harris spent town meeting day on the island and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19463/20120309/town-meeting-day-vt-voters-decide-issues-big-and-small">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>In Burlington, electing a new mayor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 6, 2012) Town meeting day in Vermont is one of the few examples of direct democracy in our country. It’s a state holiday, and townspeople turn out to elect municipal leaders and approve local budgets. This year local issues at town meeting reflect national debates. In Franklin, Vermont, voters will determine whether prayer should be allowed at town meeting. And 52 towns will vote on whether to pass a constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United. In Burlington, the state&apos;s largest city, Vermonters are headed to the polls to elect a new mayor. Sarah Harris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19431/20120306/in-burlington-electing-a-new-mayor">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Burlington mayor&apos;s race: a primer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 2, 2012) “Politics” are different in Vermont’s largest city. Since 1985, a successful third party, the Progressive party, has dominated local government there. Progressive voters essentially sent Sen. Bernie Sanders to Congress after re-electing him mayor of Burlington for successive terms.  But for the first time in almost 30 years, there&apos;s no Progressive running for mayor this year. Paul Heintz covers politics for 7 Days, an alternative weekly newspaper based in Burlington. He says this race isn’t so much about issues as personalities and shifting loyalties. And he says that even though there’s no Progressive on the ballot, those votes will still make a difference.He told Sarah Harris there&apos;s a history of bad blood between Progressives and Democrats, and this race is a bit of a turf battle. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19413/20120302/burlington-mayor-apos-s-race-a-primer">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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