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Vermont: Republican

March 6, 2009 - 03:06 pm
NEWS FEED: Burlington Free Press

Pollina takes issue with Obama

By noreply@blogger.com (vt.Buzz)

On St. Patrick's Day, Gov. Jim Douglas will host one of five health care forums the Obama administration is holding around the country. Mind you, this was the Obama administration's idea, and they turned to their new best Republican friend, Jim Douglas.

So how is this going over among those who've never seen Douglas as much of a health-care reformist? Funny you should ask, because Anthony Pollina has some thoughts on that:

“The irony here is far too great to ignore.

While Vermonters are fighting to maintain health care services, even in hard times, Douglas is leading the charge to throw people off health care programs and raise costs for lower income and middle class working families.

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February 23, 2009 - 07:27 am
NEWS FEED: Vermont Daily Briefing

It’s Their Southern Regional Party And They’ll Cry Whether They Want To Or Not

By Philip Baruth

Still getting used to running across sentences like the following, not in hard-core left-wing blogs but in mainstream sources like the New York Times, because such sentences now represent not partisan aspirations but formidable realities: “The Republican governors’ divide reflects their party’s erosion to a mostly regional party that is based in the conservative [...]

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February 17, 2009 - 09:23 am
NEWS FEED: Burlington Free Press

Calling the shots

By noreply@blogger.com (vt.Buzz)

The New York Times had an interesting take on the state of the national Republican Party this morning, pointing out that while the Congressional Rs are all about opposing all things Obama, especially the stimulus package being signed today in Denver, the gubernatorial Rs are far more supportive of the president.

Our Gov. Jim Douglas, who is in line to become chairman of the National Governors Association, gets prominent mention in the piece (click HERE to read it). The NYT also included a interesting tidbit that shed more light on the hastily arranged Oval Office meeting between Obama and Douglas on Feb 2.

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February 16, 2009 - 06:41 pm
NEWS FEED: Burlington Free Press

To the west, and then some

By noreply@blogger.com (vt.Buzz)

What another state is doing:

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has suspended income tax refunds and may not be
able to pay employees on time, state officials said Monday.

The state doesn’t have enough money in its main budget account to pay its
bills, prompting Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to suggest borrowing $225
million from other accounts throughout state government. But the move required
approval from legislative leaders, and Republican leaders refused Monday.

Budget Director Duane Goossen said that without the money, he’s not sure
the state can meet its payroll. About 42,000 state employees are scheduled to be
paid again Friday. He added that the state might also have to delay
payments to public schools and to doctors who provide care to needy Kansas
residents under the Medicaid program.

Goossen said the state stopped processing income tax refunds last week.

- Terri Hallenbeck

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