/tags/jim-jeffords Jim Jeffords en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:35:30 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-08/did-it-work-bringing-amtrak-train-service-from-rutland-to-burlington It started with a senator's vision for passenger rail. Now $100 million and 23 years later, what happened to plans to bring Amtrak service from Rutland toâ€� Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:35:30 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-08/did-it-work-bringing-amtrak-train-service-from-rutland-to-burlington Henry Epp /vpr-news/2018-04-03/vermont-farmers-look-north-of-the-border-for-solution-to-dairy-crisis While Vermont dairy farmers are experiencing some of the hardest times in recent memory, their counterparts in Quebec are thriving. The reason is aâ€� Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:13:31 GMT /vpr-news/2018-04-03/vermont-farmers-look-north-of-the-border-for-solution-to-dairy-crisis John Dillon /vpr-news/2016-05-24/listen-15-years-ago-vermonts-jim-jeffords-triggered-a-political-earthquake Fifteen years ago today, a senator from Vermont triggered a political earthquake. Sen. Jim Jeffords declared his independence from the Republican party onâ€� Tue, 24 May 2016 21:13:52 GMT /vpr-news/2016-05-24/listen-15-years-ago-vermonts-jim-jeffords-triggered-a-political-earthquake VPR Staff /programs/2016-05-24/that-moment-15-years-ago-when-jim-jeffords-declared-independence The election in November 2000 put President George W. Bush in the White House, but it also created a peculiar set of circumstances in the U.S. Senate: itâ€� Tue, 24 May 2016 16:00:00 GMT /programs/2016-05-24/that-moment-15-years-ago-when-jim-jeffords-declared-independence Ric Cengeri, Jane Lindholm /vpr-news/2014-08-22/thanks-jim-vermont-says-goodbye-to-jim-jeffords Hundreds gathered at Rutland’s Grace Congregational Church today to say goodbye to Jim Jeffords, who died Monday at age 80.Vermont’s Congressionalâ€� Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:14:30 GMT /vpr-news/2014-08-22/thanks-jim-vermont-says-goodbye-to-jim-jeffords Nina Keck /programs/2014-08-18/the-legacy-of-jim-jeffords Jim Jeffords was a GOP stalwart in Vermont, serving seven terms as a Republican in the House before moving to the Senate. Jeffords made headlines in 2001â€� Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:20:23 GMT /programs/2014-08-18/the-legacy-of-jim-jeffords Jane Lindholm, Sage Van Wing /vpr-news/2014-08-18/jim-jeffords-career-in-sound-and-pictures Following the Monday morning death of former Vermont U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords, VPR dug into its archives for recordings of the pivotal moments inâ€� Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:46:58 GMT /vpr-news/2014-08-18/jim-jeffords-career-in-sound-and-pictures John Dillon, Angela Evancie /vpr-news/2014-08-18/former-senator-jim-jeffords-dead-at-80 Former Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords has died. A lifelong moderate Republican, Jeffords earned national fame in May 2001 when he abandoned his party andâ€� Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:11:17 GMT /vpr-news/2014-08-18/former-senator-jim-jeffords-dead-at-80 Nina Keck, Steve Zind, Taylor Dobbs