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Mar 21 2024
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Stuck in Vermont: Digging Into the Ravine That Divided Burlington in the 1800s
This episode of Stuck in Vermont was supported by New England Federal Credit Union. The serpentine ravine that bisected Burlington up until the 19th century is the stuff of legend. It’s hard to imagine, but the city’s downtown was separated from the Hill Section by a deep gully with a stream running through it. It was most likely thousands of years old and more than a mile long.From the Old
Seven Days NewsAug 10 2022
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Media Bias Alert: Partisan Divide Emerges on Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
The Inflation Reduction Act (a scaled-back version of Biden’s defunct Build Back Better legislation) recently passed in the Senate after over a year of negotiation. Worth roughly $740 billion, the bill contains
Clare AshcraftMar 19 2024
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Clearwater Mayor’s race to be decided after bitter, sometimes partisan battle
Municipal elections in Clearwater are often quiet affairs that attract limited attention and disappointing voter turnout. Four years ago, the last time the city had a mayoral election, voter turnout reached 32%. Like this year, that was a Presidential Election year, with the municipal election held the same day as the Presidential Primary in which then-President Donald Trump was the GOP
Florida PoliticsApr 12 2024
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State calling for public input to close the 'digital divide,' bring high-speed internet to all Utahns
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will receive $317 million in federal funding to address disparities in internet access and affordability for residents after the Department of Commerce accepted the state's Digital Equity Plan, the agency announced Thursday. "High-speed internet isn't a luxury anymore; it's become an absolute necessity," President Joe Biden said in remarks on broadband investment last
KSLMar 21 2024
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Senate Republicans speak with Netanyahu, claim partisan split over supporting Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Senate Republicans for about 45 minutes Wednesday in a closed-door videoconference at their weekly lunch where he asserted Israel must have the freedom and time to complete its war with Hamas.
He spoke with the GOP lawmakers days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Israel to hold a new election seen as a way to
ABC News (Online)Apr 29 2022
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Deep partisan divide on whether greater acceptance of transgender people is good for society
At a time when a rising share of U.S. adults say they know someone who is transgender, there is no public consensus on whether greater social acceptance of transgender people is good or bad for society, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted last July.
The question was asked as part of a broader survey that asked about the public’s views on a wide range of social and
Pew Research CenterApr 05 2024
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Last-minute red flag bill draws a divided crowd to State House hearing
Apr. 5—AUGUSTA — Supporters and opponents of a red flag law that would allow family members to petition a court to restrict a person's firearms access without a mental health evaluation gathered at the State House Friday to voice their opinions on a last-minute proposal before lawmakers. Proponents of L.D. 2283 told the Legislature's Judiciary Committee that Maine's current law is too
Yahoo NewsMar 31 2024
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Tennessee House, Senate divided on school choice bill as governor aims for compromise
Tennessee lawmakers have struggled to reach an agreement on a school voucher bill, with the House and Senate remaining apart on what should be included in the legislation. Each chamber of the General Assembly is proposing their own version of the school voucher bill. The House and Senate remain divided on their proposals, as a Senate committee prepares to hear their version on Tuesday.
Fox News (Online News)Apr 09 2024
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Trump world divided on Nevada Senate race as Sam Brown seeks endorsement from the former president
An increasingly nasty Republican Senate primary in Nevada has divided those in former President Donald Trump’s orbit. The race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is expected to be one of the county’s most competitive and is one of the only contests on which Trump and the National Republican Senatorial Committee are not publicly aligned. Sen. Steve Daines, NRSC chairman, recruited
CNN (Online News)Aug 17 2017
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Partisan divide over Trump’s response to Charlottesville: CBS News poll
Nearly two-thirds of Americans consider the attack that led to loss of life in Charlottesville an act of "domestic terrorism," a view that spans partisan lines. But President Trump's response to Charlottesville finds more division.
CBS News (Online)