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A Farmer Challenges Kornheiser for Her House Seat
Rep. Emily Kornheiser (D-Brattleboro), the House Ways and Means chair, backed tax increases this year that left some Vermonters incensed. Now, she’s got a challenger in a Democratic primary: first-time candidate Amanda Ellis-Thurber, a farmer. Ellis- …