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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...
Full online edition: The Vermont Journal 06-04-25
The Vermont Journal & The Shopper
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June 3, 2025
The full online edition is the same as our weekly printed publication. The Vermont Journal 06-04-25 This week’s edition of The Vermont Journal features: Support your grad; Chester resident completes intensive research project; Neighbors Together...
WalletHub Ranks the Best States for Racial Equality in Education
WIBC 93.1 FM - Indiana
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June 3, 2025
STATEWIDE — WalletHub has ranked every state based on racial equality in education with Indiana coming in around the middle. All 50 states were compared by WalletHub through a few key metrics including the difference between white and black...
Video: Myra Molloy Sings 'Flowers' in HADESTOWN on Broadway
BroadwayWorld
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You can now get a first look at Myra Molloy singing 'Flowers' in Hadestown on Broadway! Molloy stars as 'Eurydice' opposite Ali Louis Bourzgui as 'Orpheus'. Watch the video here! Hadestown is in its 6th hit year on Broadway at the Walter Kerr...
Westgate honors memory of community activist
The Commons
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BRATTLEBORO-For 25 years, Westgate Housing in West Brattleboro has been a rare example of resident-controlled affordable housing, where tenants are not just residents but active decision-makers. On May 13, the community celebrated this anniversary...
Vermont state legislators: Big Tech doesn’t want you to know what’s happening to your kids online. We do.
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 1, 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...
House and Senate Fail to Find Consensus on Education Reform Bill
Seven Days - Vermont
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The task before the Vermont House and Senate this week seemed relatively straightforward: resolve somewhat minimal differences in their two versions of an education reform bill, pass it by Friday night and adjourn. A conference committee, made up...
Young Leaders to Watch in Surf, Outdoor, and Active Lifestyle
Shop Eat Surf
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June 3, 2025
Shop Eat Surf Outdoor solicited your nominations earlier this month for dynamic young leaders to watch in the surf, outdoor, and active lifestyle industries. And wow, did you ever deliver! Our inbox was flooded with your picks of team members who...
Not Another Teen Movie Cast: Where The Actors Are Now
/FILM - Indiana
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June 8, 2025
When "Not Another Teen Movie" hit theaters late in 2001, it was riding the wave of two convergent genre booms. First, there was the burgeoning spoof craze that had been kicked off the year before by "Scary Movie." The 2000s would be full of them,...
ICE raids hit US construction sector as immigration crackdown escalates
Construction Briefing
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June 3, 2025
More than 100 undocumented construction workers were arrested on 29 May during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation at multiple job sites in Tallahassee, Florida, US, including a student housing project near Florida State University. A...
Commentary | Speaking of Religion: Their shepard's voice
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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I must make a confession, as a pastor I never appreciated the comparison of clergy to a good shepherd, it felt gross. People aren’t sheep, I thought. We aren’t prey animals in need of another to care for us or make decisions for us. We can think...
Vermont Senate passes landmark education bill after days of debate and uncertainty
Valley News - New Hampshire
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May 27, 2025
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate voted on Friday evening to approve its version of this year’s landmark education reform bill, H.454. The decision came just before 6:30 p.m., after hours of discussion on the floor and days of debate in committee...
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...
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...
Despite being busy Kurtis makes time and for that he's a Grill Of A Guy
Swift Current Online
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June 7, 2025
Father's Day is just over a week away and we continue to get some fantastic submissions for our Grill Of A Guy contest. In partnership with Canadian Tire we are giving you the chance to recognize and reward that deserving man in your life with a...
Rep. Balint responds to criticism of 'crude' remark in town hall meeting
NBC5 - Vermont
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June 7, 2025
Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, is responding to criticism from the Vermont GOP over a remark about migrant labor she made at a recent town hall meeting with constituents in Newport. The meeting was organized as an opportunity for the Congresswoman...
Vermont H.S. postponements, scores for Saturday, May 31
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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The 2025 Vermont high school spring season has begun. See below for scores, schedules and game details (statistical leaders, game notes) from baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, track and field and Ultimate. TO REPORT SCORES Coaches or team...
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...
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...
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...