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Senator Bernie Sanders: Bernie Sanders: Wake Up To Climate Change 01/17/2014

Bernie Sanders: Wake Up To Climate Change

Senator Patrick Leahy: 2014 Congressional Priorities 01/03/2014

Senator Patrick Leahy discusses his congressional priorities for early 2014.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Community Health Center Leaders 12/04/2013

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) host a meeting of community health center leaders from throughout Vermont followed by Sanders and health center representatives Beth Wennar, Board member from Battenkill Valley Health Center, Eric Medved, Vice President of Medicine, Gifford Health Center, and Martha Halnon, Executive Director, 5THA Mountain Health Center share perspectives on the Community Health Center initiatives in Vermont.

Altogether, the eight current Federally-Qualified Health Centers operating now in Vermont served more than 130,000 patients last year, one of the highest participation rates in the country. The $2.4 million in new funding released by the Department of Health and Human Services for three additional Vermont centers will serve about 33,000 additional patients. In addition, about 25,000 Vermonters received dental care at community health centers, a number which will also rise.

Senator Patrick Leahy: Patent Law Abuse Protections 12/04/2013

Senator Patrick Leahy discusses his bipartisan legislation to crack down on so-called “patent trolls.” Leahy’s bill would protect businesses from well-financed shell corporations abusing the patent system by threatening lawsuits – often with the intent of extracting hefty concession payments -- against small businesses in Vermont and across the country for such everyday occurrences as offering wi-fi to their customers or using document scanners in their offices. Jerry Tarrant, the chief operating officer of MyWebGrocer, discusses his business’s experiences with patent trolls, and Leahy’s effort to make reforms necessary to foster innovation and job creation.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Dying Young: Why Your Social and Economic Status may be a Death Sentence in America 11/20/2013

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate subcommittee on aging, holds a hearing to discuss the extraordinary disparities in life expectancy that exist between regions of the United States and even neighborhoods within cities.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Launch of Solar Testing Site in Vermont 11/04/2013

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who serves on the Senate energy and environment committees, will be joined on Monday by Gov. Peter Shumlin and representatives of IBM, Sandia National Laboratories, and the U.S. Department of Energy to launch the Vermont Photovoltaic Regional Test Center.

The new center, one of only five in the United States, will enable research on integrating solar panels into the statewide smart grid.

Damariscotta, Maine - Heart & Soul Community 10/31/2013

Damariscotta, Maine was selected as one of the Orton Family Foundation’s first Heart & Soul Community Planning pilot towns. We asked residents how this unconventional, values-based planning approach impacted the community and its goals for future growth.

Jane LaFleur, Heart & Soul Champion 10/31/2013

Executive Director of Friends of Midcoast Maine (FMM) Jane Lafleur touches on what distinguishes Heart & Soul from other planning approaches, why it's so effective, and how it's changed how she does business.

Biddo Spark of Maine - Heart & Soul 10/31/2013

Biddo Spark of Maine speaks to the community strengthening process called 'Heart & Soul' that the Orton Family Foundation has been developing.

Scott Morelli of Maine - Heart & Soul 10/31/2013

Scott Morelli, City Manager of Gardiner, Maine, is excited about what Heart & Soul can do for his community. Find out why.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!