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Queer proms offer ‘escape’ from anti-LGBTQ politics targeting schools, students say
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Queer proms have for years offered students an alternative to traditional proms, which can be loaded with unspoken expectations about gender roles and attire. But now, as President Trump rails against DEI and targets transgender rights, queer...
Camp Sangamon offers local boys an affordable, unforgettable summer adventure in the Vermont outdoors
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 4, 2025
By James Kent Just 10 minutes north of Rutland, tucked into the hills of Pittsford, Camp Sangamon offers a summer camp experience that feels like it stepped out of a storybook—treehouses, blacksmithing, sailboats on a shared pond, and cabins...
Shalom Alliance: Vermont legislators have a chance to save Jewish lives — now
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 4, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of...
Bryce Sammel: Want lower taxes? Then let’s reform education the smart way.
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 4, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of...
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...
MVSU braces for impact of education funding reform, weighs pros and cons of PCB testing
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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June 4, 2025
By Polly Mikula The agenda was jam-packed at the final Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) board meeting of the school year, Monday, June 2. The nearly 3-hour meeting covered a spectrum of issues, but two will have far-reaching implications...
Vermont outdoor sector meets with state treasurer and leaders at summit in Bolton
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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BOLTON — The Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance (VOBA) hosted fifty small business leaders and service providers from across the State at Bolton Valley Resort for a workshop on immediate actions businesses can take to navigate tariffs, working...
Vermont governor focuses on education reform progress in the legislature during weekly briefing
WAMC - New York
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May 29, 2025
Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused on legislative deliberations over an expansive education reform bill during his weekly briefing today. At the beginning of the session in January, Scott proposed a reform plan to structurally and fiscally reform...
Baker: Immigrants
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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U.S. Rep. Becca Balint’s May 28 town hall in Newport included a highly offensive remark: “If we don’t have avenues for people to come here legally … we’re not going to have anybody around to wipe our asses.” This crude metaphor perpetuates a...
Vermont Center for Dance Education presents 'Peter Rabbit'
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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‘Our lettuce costumes are stage ready!” Vermont Center for Dance Education posted to Facebook, with a photo of dancers in tutus resembling lettuce leaves, for its upcoming production of “Peter Rabbit” at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland for two...
Local food shelves celebrate freezer upgrades at Vermont Foodbank's Rutland City warehouse
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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RUTLAND —The people who run local food shelves are happy about recent upgrades to Vermont Foodbank’s warehouse on Park Street. An open house was held Monday at the facility Vermont Foodbank leases from GSM Property to show off the new freezer,...
Final Reading: In the Vermont Legislature, it’s now a game of hurry up and wait
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 3, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. “It’s complicated.” That’s what I told a group of friends over the weekend when they asked me, with some concern...
How to support Vermont’s pollinators in your garden or backyard
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 3, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. A bee lands on a black-eyed susan flower. Stock photo via PexelsPollinators play a substantial role in Vermont,...
Centuries-old church takes Pownal to court over property rights
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 3, 2025
Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. The Bennington County Courthouse in Bennington seen on Sept. 8, 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerIn a...
Voters back Trump on immigration, even as approval numbers slip
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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June 3, 2025
Voter approval of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies is running higher than opinions on his overall presidency, according to a pair of recent polls. Trump scored identical overall voter approval ratings of 46% against 51% disapproval in...
Culture Shock: From Chattooga County to the Ivy League
AllOnGeorgia
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June 1, 2025
The first three times I ever stepped onto Yale’s campus it was pouring rain. The first time, we were driving through Connecticut to get to Boston in the winter of my junior year. It was the week before Christmas, so the campus was quiet and cool,...
Vermont congresswoman faces backlash after obscene warning about immigration
Fox News
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‘The Big Weekend Show’ panel breaks down the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vermont’s sole U.S. House member was lambasted on Tuesday after video surfaced of her warning Vermonters...
Commentary | David Kelley: Trust Vermont values when considering education reform
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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May 30, 2025
The road to education reform in Vermont has been long and winding, and we are at another crossroads. Driven by increasingly unaffordable property tax bills, House bill H. 454 attempts to use district consolidation as a cost-saving measure along...
How a low LGBTQ+ friendliness score could hurt Tennessee's economy
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Tennessee ranks among the least LGBTQ+-friendly states according to Out Leadership’s State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index. The state scored 35 out of 100, posing high risks for the LGBTQ+ community and potentially impacting businesses. Tennessee's...
Report ranks Illinois among safest LGBTQ+ states, citing laws, family support
The Register-Mail - Illinois
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Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is becoming all too common in 2025, with the ACLU tracking more than 500 bills filed this year alone across the U.S. In response, many members of the LGBTQ+ community are feeling less and less safe by the day, reevaluating...