Vermont mayor who supported taking in Syrian, Iraqi refugees loses re-election bid

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Vermont mayor who supported taking in Syrian, Iraqi refugees loses re-election bid

by WorldTribune Staff, March 8, 2017 The mayor who had advocated for resettling Iraqi and Syrian refugees into the small city of Rutland, Vermont has lost his bid for re-election. Incumbent Mayor Chris Louras lost in the March 7 election to city alderman David Allaire by more than 700 votes, The Rutland Herald reported. The candidates don’t […]

Feds coached mayor to keep town in dark on plan to resettle Syrian refugees

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Feds coached mayor to keep town in dark on plan to resettle Syrian refugees

by WorldTribune Staff, October 9, 2016 The mayor of Rutland, Vermont went to great lengths to conceal a plan to resettle 100 Syrian refugees in the town after a federal contractor had warned against making the plan public, according to recently-released documents. Mayor Christopher Louras and resettlement organizations “shrouded the plan in such secrecy that […]