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My Turn: Doug Racine for Vt. governor |
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By Phil Hoff. Published June 8th, 2009, in the Burlington Free Press. |
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In 1962, when I was first elected governor of Vermont, we were very much lagging behind the national trend. John F. Kennedy was president; lots of interesting and exciting changes were happening around the country, but Vermont lagged behind. read more |
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My Turn: Douglas risks economic future |
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By Doug Racine. Published May 16th, 2009, in the Burlington Free Press. |
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In refusing to take a balanced approach in dealing with Vermont's fiscal crisis, Gov. Jim Douglas has put Vermonters and our economic future at risk. The Legislature has tried to meet the governor part way, and he has stubbornly said no. read more |
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Democrat Racine courts Progressives |
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Published May 15th, 2009, by Terri Hallenbeck, in the Burlington Free Press. |
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Doug Racine, a Democratic candidate for governor, will meet Saturday with the Progressive Party state committee in hopes of winning support for his campaign. Racine, a state senator from Richmond, is one of at least four Democrats who are considered possible gubernatorial candidates to face Republican incumbent Jim Douglas in 2010. read more |
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Talkin’ Politics (again) |
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Published February 18th, 2009, in Vermont News Guy. |
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State Senator Douglas Racine is now the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for governor of Vermont next year. Though a poll taken now would surely find him trailing Republican Gov. Jim Douglas, from what might be called the political energy perspective, Racine could even be considered the front-runner in the general election, thanks to his de facto campaign associate: Jim Douglas. read more |
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Low-income families teetering |
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Published February 18th, 2009, by Michelle Monroe, in the St. Albans Messenger. |
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“The governor’s budget would be a huge step backward in addressing child poverty in Vermont,” state senator Doug Racine, D-Chittenden, told the Messenger Tuesday. Racine co-chairs the Vermont Child Poverty Council. The council was created by the Vermont Legislature in 2007 and charged with finding ways to halve childhood poverty in Vermont by 2017. The council, which met with Vermonters in every county, released its report at the end of January. read more |
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Racine criticizes Douglas for campaign comments |
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Reported February 16th, 2009 by John Dillon for VPR News. |
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Governor Jim Douglas has criticized Democrats for starting early on the 2010 campaign. read more |
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Doug Racine & Steve Maier on health care reform |
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Reported February 13th, 2009, by Bob Kinzel for VPR's Vermont Edition. |
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With the focus at the Vermont Statehouse on strengthening Vermont's economy, what are the prospects for health care during the current session? Senate Health and Welfare chairman Doug Racine and House Health Care chairman Steve Maier discuss their priorities and what they think can be passed this year with VPR's Bob Kinzel. listen to the report here |
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Sen. Racine says he'll run for governor in 2010 |
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Published January 6th, 2009, by Louis Porter for the Vermont Press Bureau & Rutland Herald. |
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Sen. Doug Racine said Monday he will run for governor in two years. Racine, a Democrat and former lieutenant governor from Chittenden County, ran for the top job in 2002, losing by a very narrow margin to current Gov. James Douglas. "I have been talking with folks about it, I have been thinking about it for quite a while," Racine said. "I am just not going to play the game, the usual game … I am just going to say it and feel good about it." Racine added that the actual campaign will not begin until 2010, and he is currently concentrating on his work in the Senate, where he has been chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. read more |
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Racine: 'I'm Ready to Go' |
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Published January 5th, 2009, by Shay Totten for Seven Days. |
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State Senator Doug Racine (D-Chittenden) will be a candidate for governor in 2010. Pure and simple. “I’m not going to dance around like most politicians do and play coy. I plan to be a candidate,” Racine told Seven Days. read more |
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Council's report will tackle child poverty in Vermont |
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Published December 6th, 2008, by Daniel Barlow for the Vermont Press Bureau & Rutland Herald. |
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Last October, Sen. Doug Racine was talking to two young mothers about education and job training programs during a forum on child poverty in Burlington, when one of them stopped him mid-sentence. read more |
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Racine Beats Douglas! |
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Published November 8th, 2008, in Mullish Behavior. |
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One of the interesting tidbits from Vermont's election results is this: Popular Democratic Senator Doug Racine beat popular incumbent Republican Jim Douglas in Vermont's most populous county (Chittenden County, the only place the two of them were both on the ballot). Racine received about 44,000 votes in unofficial results, whereas Douglas received about 42,000 votes. read more |
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