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Vermont senators oppose bill favored by small banks, credit unions
Senators Sanders and Leahy. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger [W]ASHINGTON — Vermont’s two senators are opposing a banking regulation reform bill that is favored by many banks and credit unions in...
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UPDATED: Suspect dead after credit union robbery, standoff at Montpelier High...
Montpelier High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday during a standoff with an armed robbery suspect. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger (This story was updated Jan. 16 at 2:30, 5 and 11:25 p.m.) [A]...
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Report: Vermont wages are stuck at 2010 levels
[V]ermont’s economy is growing, but that growth isn’t helping many Vermonters move ahead, according to a new report from Public Assets Institute. The Montpelier-based think tank has been putting out...
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Southern Vermont bank prepares to lend to pot businesses
Hand-trimmed hemp flower offered by Lily Hill Farm in Eden at the 2019 Industrial Hemp Conference at the Hilton Burlington in Burlington on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
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In push for rural broadband, Vermont groups partner to buy 2,000 miles of...
Christine Hallquist, executive director of the Vermont Community Broadband Board, in Montpelier on Nov. 1. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerMore than 2,000 miles of fiber-optic cable is ready to be...
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Vermont’s 2 largest credit unions to merge
The VSECU building in Montpelier on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont’s two largest credit unions are planning to become one.New England Federal Credit Union and Vermont State...
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Merger of Vermont’s 2 largest credit unions encounters opposition
The VSECU building in Montpelier on Feb. 23. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerLed by its former CEO and two former directors, some Vermont State Employees Credit Union members have rallied in opposition...
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Two former Vermont attorneys general denounce move by New England Federal...
The Vermont State Employees Credit Union branch in Burlington seen on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTwo former Vermont attorneys general are decrying a move by New England...
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Costs to repair flood-damaged heating systems freeze out some Vermonters
Barre City shortly after devastating flooding on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Photo by Sarah Mearhoff/VTDiggerMold stretches in dark masses across Elizabeth Rodriguez’s basement walls. The Barre resident...
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Merged credit unions NEFCU and VSECU settle on new name: EastRise
The Vermont State Employees Credit Union branch in Burlington seen on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerTwo Vermont-based credit unions that merged in 2023 have announced...
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