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Construction Begins, Funding Uncertain For Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
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As construction season gets under way, work is set to begin on the first phase of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail. When complete, the trail will stretch across the breadth of Vermont, between St. Johnsbury and Swanton. But project organizers fear they won’t have the money to get very far.VPR News
State Revenues ‘Disappointing’ In March
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Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding says state revenue figures for the general fund, transportation and education funds were all below expectations in April.VPR News
Police Say Wallingford Robbery Was Staged
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Vermont State Police say a convenience store manager and her boyfriend staged an armed robbery last month to cover missing funds that she embezzled from the Wallingford Smart Shop.VPR News
Police Say Former City Lawyer Is Driver In Fatal Crash
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Police in Rutland say a former city attorney has been identified as the driver in a hit-and-run accident that killed a woman.VPR News
House To Debate Decriminalization
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The Vermont House is set to debate legislation that would remove criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and replace them with a civil violation like a traffic ticket and a $300 fine.VPR News
Man Gets 6 Months For Publishing Fraud
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A man who pleaded no contest to taking more than $200,000 from aspiring authors to publish their books but didn’t has been sentenced to serve six months in jail.VPR News
State Says More Money Needed From Vermont Yankee For Emergency Response
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The Shumlin Administration wants Vermont Yankee to pay more to help emergency officials respond to a nuclear accident. The request for increased funds draws on lessons learned from Tropical Storm Irene and the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan.VPR News
Newscast: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 5:50 p.m.
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Newscast: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 5:50 p.m.VPR News
