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Support staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center are holding a vote on whether to authorize a strike. A yes vote would not trigger a walkout immediately but would give union negotiators the mandate to call one if contract talks fail. The vote comes amid ongoing labor negotiations over pay and working conditions at Vermont's largest hospital.
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The University of Vermont and Middlebury College have both announced tuition discounts, according to Vermont news outlet VTDigger. The moves come as colleges in the state and nationally face pressure to hold down costs and reassure families worried about affordability. Details on the size of the discounts, eligibility and how long they will last have not been fully laid out, and no enrollment data or student reaction was included in the initial report.