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Sens. Sanders, King propose legislation to ban direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs
Fierce Pharma
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June 13, 2025
Independent Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine have introduced a bill that would ban pharmaceutical companies from advertising directly to consumers. The End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act would prevent drugmakers from...
It’s not Bernie Sanders’s Vermont anymore
The Gazette - Colorado
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MONTPELIER, Vermont — The Green Mountain State is turning a shade of purple. It may seem a shocking political development for one of America's most liberal states, a seeming blue bastion, or something further left, that has elected socialist Sen....
Colin Trevorrow Knows How Heartbreaking Filmmaking Can Be — He Wants to Change That with His Own Production Company
IndieWire
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June 12, 2025
Filmmaker Colin Trevorrow is not prone to quoting his own movies in conversation, but when he sat down with IndieWire for late morning coffee earlier this week in New York City, one of his own lines seemed pretty apt to the interview at hand....
Surgeon pay vs. cost of living by state
Becker's ASC Review
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July 7, 2025
Surgeons make an average of $515,130 per year in Utah, one of the highest-paying states for this role, compared to the state’s average cost of living of $49,737. The Bureau of Labor Statistics updated its salary data for healthcare jobs to reflect...
Gov. Phil Scott signs into law 2 bills to address Vermont’s high health care costs
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 12, 2025
The Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Thursday, June 12. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott this week signed two significant pieces of health care legislation into law, both of which seek to rein in health care costs while...
Sanders, senators float ban on direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs
Medical Economics
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June 12, 2025
Direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceuticals would be banned under new legislation introduced in the Senate. Patients would get far fewer messages to “ask your doctor” under the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act. It would ban prescription...
Scott Signs Bill Capping Drug Prices at Vermont Hospitals
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 12, 2025
Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday signed into a law a bill that caps what Vermont hospitals can charge for certain specialty drugs, a measure that proponents say will help the state address its out-of-control health care costs. The bill, H.266, applies...
Stuck in Vermont: A Sunset Sail With Whistling Man Schooner
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 12, 2025
Since 1996, Whistling Man Schooner has hosted thousands of tourists and locals on sailboat rides around Lake Champlain. The current owner, Capt. Cory Dalsimer, is a University of Vermont graduate who started as a deckhand and earned a commercial...
Alex Messinger: Passing the ‘big beautiful bill’ will cost Vermonters big time
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 11, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
Red Clover: The state flower of Vermont
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 11, 2025
By Nadie VanZandt, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont Introduced to Vermont by European settlers, red clover has become an essential part of the state’s landscape and identity. Designated as the state flower in 1894, this...
Will Vermont court ruling settle question for neighbors of stinky farm?
WCAX - Vermont
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June 11, 2025
ORLEANS, Vt. (WCAX) - A recent ruling by the Vermont Supreme Court gives cities and towns more authority to regulate farms. That’s welcome news to residents in Orleans, who have expressed repeated concerns over the smell and alleged mistreatment...
Ben and Jerry’s powers new organic waste-to-energy facility
Recycling Product News
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June 10, 2025
PurposeEnergy, a provider of organic waste-to-renewable energy solutions, has officially opened its new anaerobic digestion facility in St. Albans, Vermont. Construction commenced in May 2023, and the facility began exporting electricity to the...
You Can Quote Me: July 6, 2025
WCAX - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - On this ”You Can Quote Me," we talk about Vermont’s housing crisis, rules about construction and speak with former Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger. Copyright 2025 WCAX. All rights reserved.
Letter to the editor: Middlebury production of ‘La Boheme’ best ever
Addison County Independent - Vermont
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June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025 By Alicia Romero and Rene Langis Last night we attended OCM La Bohème opera and we were blown away. La Bohème is our sentimental favorite. We’ve seen it multiple times — all huge productions in bigger, fancier venues — San Francisco...
Growth continues at Vermont ski resorts
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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MONTPELIER — Despite challenges mostly attributed to weather, Vermont ski areas reported a season of continued growth. "With strong visitation and continued year over year growth, Vermont remains the top ski state in the east and fourth largest in...
Plymouth bridge construction update
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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June 11, 2025
A bridge in need of replacement in Plymouth, Vt. Photo provided PLYMOUTH, Vt. – A long-term southbound lane closure is now in effect on Vermont Route 100A leading to Bridge 9. Traffic is being controlled primarily by a temporary signal, with...
Infrastructure Work Kicks Off $5B Vermont All-Season Resort Expansion
Engineering News Record
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June 11, 2025
With road and waterline infrastructure work recently starting for a $5 billion expansion at the Eastern U.S.’s largest ski resort, the project team is navigating strict state regulations and difficult site grading on one of the largest...
Fans pumped for Vermont Green FC women’s exhibition match
WCAX - Vermont
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June 11, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The first Vermont Green FC women’s match of the summer is Wednesday night. The Green will open up exhibition play at 7 p.m. at Virtue Field in Burlington. They’re playing Flower City 1872 of Rochester, New York. Tickets...
Brattleboro Retreat Tower, Vermont
Tooele Transcript Bulletin - Utah
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June 11, 2025
Medieval looking Tower in the Vermont woods is a ghostly sentinel with a dark past. The Brattleboro Retreat Cemetery. While living in New England I became fascinated by a structure that caught my attention while I was looking for interesting sites...
Full online edition: The Vermont Journal 06-11-25
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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June 10, 2025
The full online edition is the same as our weekly printed publication. The Vermont Journal 06-11-25 This week’s edition of The Vermont Journal features: Happy Father’s Day; Market on the Green to debut in Proctorsville; Plymouth bridge...