By Press Release on May 1, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) cosponsored legislation introduced today in the Senate to rein in the influence of special interest corporate cash in federal elections.
The measure is a response to a Jan. 21 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, which lifted strict limits in place for decades on corporate spending on political campaigns.
“Congress must move forward aggressively in response… Continue reading
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By Press Release on February 23, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Feb. 19, 2010
CONTACT: John Cramer, Associate Director of Media Relations, 802-831-1106, jcramer@vermontlaw.edu
SOUTH ROYALTON, VT –– In the wake of the nation’s top defense officials calling for an end to the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, Vermont Law School will host a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 24, to discuss its ban of military recruiting on campus until openly… Continue reading
Posted in Digger digest | Tagged don't ask don't tell, Downs Rachlin Martin, military recruiting, Pentagon, U.S. Supreme Court, Vermont Law School
By Press Release on January 23, 2010
“The answer, in my view, is that Congress must move forward aggressively for public funding of elections.” Continue reading
Posted in Digger digest | Tagged Bernie Sanders, campaign finance, corporations, federal elections commission, political action committees, U.S. Supreme Court
By Editor on January 23, 2010
“Get ready for an avalanche of political advertising that will cause more bitter partisan fights that further manipulate and divide our country.” Continue reading
Posted in Opinion | Tagged campaign finance, Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission, Deb Markowitz, political action committees, U.S. Supreme Court |
By Anne Galloway on October 18, 2009
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Activist says women can’t support their families because of pay discrimination in the workplace
Former Goodyear Tire plant manager details her nine-year struggle to bring her case to the U.S. Supreme Court
With her thick Alabaman drawl, Lilly Ledbetter roused a crowd of several hundred people at Vermont Technical College in Randolph with stories from her 11-year battle to bring the issue of pay discrimination to… Continue reading
Posted in Digger do-gooders | Tagged Alabama, Common Good, Fair Pay Act, Goodyear Tire, Lilly Ledbetter, President Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court, Vermont news, Vermont Technical College
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