Vermont Requires Insurers To Cover Transgender Healthcare Needs
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Last week, the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, Division of Insurance issued a bulletin clarifying key protections for transgender Vermonters in health insurance. The bulletin clarifies that Vermont law prohibits gender identity discrimination in health coverage, including through the use of exclusions limiting benefits ...
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Johnson gets grocery store 2 years after flooding
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JOHNSON, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont town of Johnson has been without a grocery store for two years after spring flooding inthe downtown Grand Union. Now the town will be getting a new store this summer. The owner of the Richmond Market and Beverage and Village Market of Waterbury is leasing the space and expects to open a new store in August. The store will employ 40 workers, 15 of them full-time. ...
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Vt.-based World Learning to get new president
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BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - A top official with the U.S. Agency for International Development and a former U.S. ambassador is going to become the next president of the Vermont-based organization World Learning. Donald Steinberg will take over at the Brattleboro-based World Learning in July. Founded in 1932, World Learning focuses on education, exchange, and development programs in more than 60 ...
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2 raccoons with rabies found in Hanover
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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire authorities say they've confirmed two cases of rabies in raccoons in the town of Hanover. Hanover Police said they responded to complaints of "strange-acting" raccoons in town last week. In both instances, the raccoons had come in contact with domestic animals. Police said the raccoons were destroyed and tested for rabies at the New Hampshire ...
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Sun for Memorial Day parades in Maine NH Vt
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Several days of heavy rain (AP) -- and even some snow - has given way to sunny skies for Memorial Day parades in communities large and small across New ...
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Lane closed on Vt.s I-89 due to sinkhole
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COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Transportation Agency says a lane of southbound Interstate 89 in Colchester has been closed because of a sinkhole. The agency's Arthur Daniel says the lane was closed about 1:30 p.m. Monday. The Burlington Free Press ...
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Supporters rally to block removal of Vt. activist
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A man at the center of the push to get Vermont drivers’ licenses for farmworkers in the country illegally now is getting support from his fellow activists in his battle against ...
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Shumlin signs energy efficiency bills in Vt.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed three bills that promote energy efficiency and clean energy for homes, farms and businesses. The legislation signed Monday creates new financing programs for residential and commercial sectors. It allows the Vermont Economic Development Authority to borrow up to $10 million from the state Treasury to establish the loan programs and a new ...
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