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Author Archives: James Finn

James is a senior at Middlebury College majoring in history and Spanish. He is currently editor at large at the Middlebury Campus, having previously served as managing editor, news editor and in several other roles there. James was a reporter this summer at the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting and earlier was an intern at the Addison County Independent.

Posted inEconomy

A year into Covid-19, Labor Department issues stall Vermonters’ efforts to collect unemployment

by James Finn May 9, 2021, 10:40 amSeptember 5, 2024, 9:47 pm
Posted inEconomy

House panel decides to strike dependent benefit from unemployment bill

by James Finn May 5, 2021, 5:37 pmMay 5, 2021, 8:45 pm
Posted inEconomy

Labor Department has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent claims

by James Finn May 3, 2021, 6:56 pmSeptember 5, 2024, 9:50 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Vermont’s rural fire districts hope federal cash will stabilize ailing water systems

by James Finn May 3, 2021, 4:49 pmMay 3, 2021, 4:49 pm
Michael Marcotte
Posted inGovernment & Politics

House panel considers striking benefits for dependents from unemployment bill

by James Finn May 2, 2021, 10:10 amFebruary 15, 2024, 1:45 pm
Posted inEconomy

Labor Department suspends online claims system to curb surge of fraud

by James Finn April 30, 2021, 8:44 pmSeptember 4, 2024, 4:30 pm
Michael Harrington
Posted inEconomy

Feds ask Vermont to re-process thousands of pandemic benefit claims

by James Finn April 28, 2021, 6:59 pmSeptember 5, 2024, 9:51 pm
GlobalFoundries exterior
Posted inEconomy

GlobalFoundries wants its Essex Junction plant to procure its own energy

by James Finn April 28, 2021, 12:56 pmApril 28, 2021, 4:57 pm
Michael Harrington and Phil Scott
Posted inEconomy

Work-search requirement reinstated for people seeking unemployment benefits

by James Finn April 27, 2021, 4:13 pmSeptember 5, 2024, 10:04 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Patrick Leahy unveils plan to return earmarks to the Senate

by James Finn April 26, 2021, 7:51 pmApril 26, 2021, 8:10 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Conservation groups ask court to revoke Lake Champlain ferry-sinking permit

by James Finn April 23, 2021, 9:33 pmApril 24, 2021, 4:10 pm
Posted inEconomy

‘Tesla bill’ would allow electric car giant to open direct-to-consumer shops in Vermont

by James Finn April 22, 2021, 5:41 pmApril 23, 2021, 12:23 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: Sinking boats in Vermont

by Kit Norton and James Finn April 22, 2021, 10:00 amApril 23, 2021, 12:45 pm
Posted inEducation

Vermont to open vaccine eligibility for out-of-state college students, temporary residents

by James Finn April 21, 2021, 6:49 pmApril 21, 2021, 6:50 pm

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