Petersburg group to press 100 percent assessments in court
Petersburg Concerned Taxpayers Group plans to sue the town board in Rensselaer County Supreme Court this fall to force full value property assessments. If successful, the ruling could shape assessment methods across Rensselaer County towns and affect tax exemptions.
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Rensselaer County
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Schaghticoke
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Schenectady
Hempstead
Henig
Troy
Joan Watrous
Mrs. Watrous
Hackel proposes raising Vermont income tax to offset federal changes
Democratic candidate Stella Hackel urged increasing personal income tax rates in Vermont to offset revenue losses from federal reform while considering broadening the base but not the rate of the 3 percent sales tax. She also floated taxing farm and open land by use, with potential land use and capital gains tax ties to offsets for farmer losses.
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Thomas Salmon
Hackel
Financial Daily
Ness
Senate overrides Ford on assassination study
The House voted 280 to 65 to form a select committee to reopen investigations into the deaths of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. and any other cases the panel chooses. Chaired by Rep. Thomas Downing, the panel would reconvene in January to probe CIA, FBI, Mafia links and possible conspiracies, with focus on Kennedy and King while considering other high-profile assassinations.
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D-Va
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Dcalif
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Garfield
John Anderson
R-Il
Sam Giancana
John Roselli
Castro
Montpelier Memo Election Post Mortem
Rod Clarke analyzes Vermont primaries noting Skinner's surge challenged Gov. Salmon and Hackel's strong showing reshaped the gubernatorial race. He discusses voter turnout, crossovers, party dynamics, and the question of which party holds the majority as liberals and conservatives recalibrate for November.
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Snelling
Skinner
Robert O’brien
Mrs. Hackel
Salmon
M. Jerome Diamond
David Curtis
Diamond
Hackel
Variable clouds and showers likely today
Variable cloudiness through the day with a chance of showers likely. Highs mainly in the 70s. Lows tonight in the mid-50s to low 60s. Gradual clearing Sunday.
High court upholds welfare regulation
The Vermont Supreme Court unanimously upheld a Social Welfare Department rule that withholds housing payments until rental arrears are one month late. The decision found the regulation legally adopted under the Administrative Procedure Act and avoidable evictions through landlord arrangements. The court also reversed a robbery conviction due to improperly admitted officer testimony and excluded evidence.
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Bennington Chamber Car Show Runs All Weekend
The Bennington Chamber of Commerce hosts its 10th Annual and Classic Car Show today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with three simultaneous events including fun car judging across nine categories and a costume contest. Afternoon events feature car cranking and balloon braking rounds plus a backup race, plus a noon to 4 chicken barbecue and ongoing flea market and concessions. Sunday features technical judging of antique and classic cars from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with flea market hours 9 to 2.
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