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Ellie French is a reporting intern at VTDigger.

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John Rodgers
stated on January 10, 2020 in an interview with VTDigger:

"And the number one killer of teens in the United States is driving while using cell phones."

By Ellie French • January 17, 2020
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall.:

"In my own state of Vermont, from the very first days of our state's history, what our Constitution says is that everybody can vote. That is true. So people in jail can vote."

By Ellie French • April 24, 2019