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Key lawmakers to return to work after education reform talks falter
WCAX - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s back to the negotiating table for state lawmakers after they were unable last week to agree on changes to a sweeping education reform bill. Lawmakers in the House and Senate are wrangling with each other and the...
Vermont lawmakers hope to strike Education reform deal by June 16th
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
State lawmakers in Vermont are still working to finalize an education reform bill that could significantly overhaul how education is funded and managed in the state. Hopes for a deal late Friday failed to materialize, but a new deadline has been...
Nebraska and Vermont introduce Kids Code bills despite Big Tech backlash
Biometric Update
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June 2, 2025
Nebraska and Vermont have joined the list of U.S. states introducing stricter rules for minors accessing social media platforms and other online services with so-called Kids Code bills. In Nebraska, Governor Jim Pillen signed a package of bills...
Vermont Food Bank Rutland location reopens after yearlong renovation
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
Leaders of the Vermont Food Bank and community partners met at the distribution center on Park Street Monday to celebrate the official reopening and a private tour. The smallest of Vermont’s three food bank locations underwent a $1.2 million...
Burlington mayor nominates new director of Church Street Marketplace
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak plans to nominate Samantha McGinnis as the next director of the Church Street...
Vermont is violating the federal Clean Water Act. Will a new state legal framework for regulating farm runoff help?
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Rep. David Durfee, D-Shaftsbury, chair of the House Agriculture Committee, explains details of a farming...
Vermont backs off of law targeting pro-life centers after lawsuit
Catholic News Agency
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June 2, 2025
CNA Staff, Jun 2, 2025 / 17:07 pm Under pressure from a lawsuit challenging a 2023 law restricting life-affirming pregnancy centers, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill repealing those restrictions, allowing the centers to continue providing...
Say cheese!; Vermont Dairy Festival arrives this weekend
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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ENOSBURGH — Get out your milking pails! The 69th Annual Vermont Dairy Festival will be arriving in Enosburgh in just a few short days. The dairy-focused festivities begin this Thursday and stretch all the way to Sunday, from June 5-8. “It’s...
The 7 Best Vermont Events This Week: June 4-11, 2025
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
All Hands on Deck Opens Friday 6 Aesthetes feast their eyes on a vibrant, diverse display of local art at the Front's "10th Anniversary Super Group Show 67" in Montpelier. The gallery's current member-owners mark a decade of creative success by...
Pro-life pregnancy centers celebrate Vermont amending 'discriminatory' law
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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June 2, 2025
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Monday, June 02, 2025 A pregnant woman undergoing an ultrasound. | Getty Images Amid legal pressure, Vermont has amended a law that pro-life pregnancy centers claimed censored their ability to advertise....
Vermont education reform talks to continue
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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MONTPELIER — Reaching agreement on plans for education reform remains an elusive goal for lawmakers and the governor. Gov. Phil Scott, House Speaker Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth said in a statement Saturday that they...
Vt. foster parents appeal loss of DCF license over rejection of gender ideology
WCAX - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
NEW YORK (WCAX) - A federal appeals court is hearing a case brought by two Vermont foster families who are arguing that the Department for Children and Families stripped them of their foster license because of their religious beliefs. In both...
94-year-old Vermont charity walker reaches $500,000 milestone
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Shirley Squires, 94, of Guilford (second from right) poses with four generations of descendants and a banner for...
From Farm to Fridge: The Hidden Hands Behind Vermont Dairy
Brown Political Review
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June 2, 2025
Amidst the snowy Green Mountains of Vermont, dotted with general stores and frozen ponds, a crisis is brewing in the dairy industry. Dairy farming has been a staple of Vermont’s economy for generations, and in recent years, the industry has...
Pro-Life Victory: Vermont Rolls Back Law that Targets Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
CBN News
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June 2, 2025
Faith-based pregnancy care centers in Vermont have successfully challenged officials over a law they say restricted their free speech and their services to women. As a result, state lawmakers have walked back on a measure and will no longer openly...
Vt. students choose winners of Vermont Youth Book Awards
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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BARRE – The Vermont Department of Libraries announces the award winning 2025 Vermont Youth Book Award titles selected by 17,244 Vermont youth: The Red Clover Book Award, chosen by kindergarten to fourth-grade students, went to "Who’s Afraid of the...
Foster Parents Challenge Vermont Policy Essentially Prohibiting Christians From Adopting
LifeNews
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June 2, 2025
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed their opening brief Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in Wuoti v. Winters. ADF attorneys represent two Vermont families who had their foster-care licenses revoked by the state...
Pride Month 2025: Under Trump 2.0, least safe US states for LGBTQ+ people revealed. Check details
The Economic Times
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June 2, 2025
As Pride Month kicks off, a new report reveals deepening disparities in safety, rights, and inclusion for LGBTQ+ Americans depending on where they live. From health care access and legal protections to the tone set by state leadership, conditions...
The story behind the education bill that's divided Vermont's legislature
Vermont Public Radio
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A massive, potentially historic education reform bill will keep Vermont's lawmakers in Montpelier longer than expected. The bill could fundamentally transform how Vermont schools are run and how they are funded. It could set class size minimums,...
Stalled Education Reform Bill Would Raise Taxes for Some Districts, Cut Funding for Others
The Montpelier Bridge - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
H.454, a state bill that would radically change the ways schools are financed in Vermont as well as the size and number of school districts, remained stuck in a legislative conference committee as of May 30, leading the Legislature to adjourn and...