Reposted from Vermont Businesses Magazine, www.vermontbiz.com Wed Nov 9, 2011 A Senate panel approved and sent to the full Senate a two-year transportation funding bill to repair crumbling roads, bridges and railroads and fund other transportation projects. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a member of the Environment and Public Works committee, voted for the measure that [...]
Press play on the screen below for the complete 8/25/2011 recording U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is joined by Janet Dermody, deputy director of the Vermont Center for Independent Living; Jim Coutts, director of the Franklin County Senior Center; and Jane Osgatharp, board member of the Alliance of Retired Americans and a retired state employee, [...]
PRESS PLAY ON THE SCREEN BELOW Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses a range of issues in this 30 minute segment recorded in the U.S. Senate studios in Washington D.C.
Brenda Torpy of South Hero is CEO of the Champlain Housing Trust recently recently wrote about the implications of health care reform for the Burlington Free Press’ April 3rd, 2011 My Turn column . The article was pulled from the Champlain Housing Trust Twitter feed @chtrust For the Champlain Housing Trust, the discussion about the [...]
We’ve just learned about important pending legislation from the National Council of Nonprofits: The Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act (H.R. 5533) would strengthen America’s communities by making the federal government a more productive partner with nonprofit organizations by establishing 1) better communication with the federal government, 2) better coordination within government, and 3) enhanced [...]
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