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Shay Totten
Shay Totten wrote "Fair Game," a weekly political column, from April 2008-December 2011.
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Log Cabin GOP Thanks VT Reps
April 17, 2009
Did Burlington Miss Out on Its Share of a $650 Million Investment in Carbon War Room?
September 27, 2011
Vermont Compost Company appeals ruling
July 22, 2008
Children's Museum Pulls Out of Moran Plant Project
November 05, 2009
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Fare Thee Well
Fair Game
But ’tis done — all words are idle. From “Fare Thee Well” by Lord Byron Yeah, yeah, whatever. This is my last column. You’d think…
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Fight the Power
Fair Game
With 2011 coming to a close, several major policy questions remain unanswered: Will Vermont Yankee close? Can Vermont launch a single-payer health care system? Will…
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Fletcher Allen and Fresenius Pull Plug on Sale of Dialysis Clinics
A for-profit company that wanted to buy Fletcher Allen Health Care's five outpatient dialysis clinics announced today it's pulling the plug on the $28-million sale.…
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Indefinite Detention? Vermont's Senators Split on Support for Defense Spending Bill
Vermont's U.S. senators parted ways last night over whether to support the $662 billion Pentagon spending bill, a sweeping piece of legislation that includes provisions…
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Meet the New Boss
Fair Game
The Democratic machine that has dominated state politics for the better part of a decade is poised to reclaim the remaining brass ring of Vermont…
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Welch Joins Last-Minute Call to Strip Indefinite-Detention Provision from Defense Bill
Rep. Peter Welch has joined 36 House members in challenging controversial provisions — namely, those that would allow the military to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens…
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Miro Weinberger Wins Dem Nomination; Kurt Wright Wins GOP Nod; Progs Delay Decision
The Burlington Progressive Party's last best hope to keep control of City Hall went up in ashes Sunday night. In a runoff election at Memorial…
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Sanders Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Overturn "Citizens United" Ruling
Sanders proposes a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows unrestricted campaign spending by corporations and labor unions.
Updated Below with Comment from U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today proposed a constitutional amendment to overturn a U.S.…
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