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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...
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 lawmakers adjourn Friday, have yet to vote on education reform bill
NBC5 - Vermont
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May 31, 2025
It was a long day Friday for Vermont lawmakers as their regular legislative session is about to come to a close.What kept them from going home for hours was an education reform bill for the year. They tried to get it in the hands of the governor,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Least Safe US States for LGBTQ+ People Revealed
Newsweek
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June 2, 2025
As Pride Month begins, a new report highlights widening disparities in how LGBTQ+ Americans experience safety and equality across the country. From access to health care and legal protections to the tone set by state leadership, conditions vary...
Vermont sanctuary jurisdictions respond to Homeland Security list, say policies comply with federal law
VTDigger - Vermont
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May 30, 2025
Students from the Champlain Valley Union High School staged a “hands off” walkout in support of immigrant students on May 21, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Education Justice Coalition of VermontThe entire state of Vermont and three of its cities are...
Vermont Asylum Assistance Project holds emergency training
NBC5 - Vermont
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May 31, 2025
The latest detainments in Newport prompted an emergency training this morning by the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project.The virtual training focused on getting volunteers on the same page regarding the rights of detainees and what to do following...
Fairfax Kids Day and Ducky Race return, activities to set-off summer break
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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FAIRFAX – With summer around the corner, the rubber ducks will float and the kids will have a day in Fairfax. This Saturday, June 7, the Fairfax ducky race and kids day events are happening at the same time, welcoming the-soon-to-be summer...
PHOTOS: Education bill lingers in waning days of Vermont's 2025 legislative session
Vermont Public Radio
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alex-farrell-brenda-siegel-vermontpublic-stevenson-20250530.jpg Alex Farrell, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development, left, and Brenda Siegel, executive director of End Homelessness Vermont, at the Statehouse...
Immigration officials detain nearly a dozen construction workers in Vermont
NBC5 - Vermont
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May 30, 2025
PROGRAM THAT GAVE 532,000 PEOPLE PERMISSION TO TEMPORARILY LIVE AND WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. BACK AT HOME... AT LEAST 10 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HAVE BEEN DETAINED BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS IN VERMONT'S NORTHEAST KINGDOM. THAT'S ACCORDING TO...
Bill Jesdale: Buy some time and get education funding right
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. Letters to the editor are brief reader responses to stories and opinion pieces published by VTDigger. Letters...
Teachers launch biking fundraiser to support immigrant students
WCAX - Vermont
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June 2, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Rising threats to public education across the country pushed two Tennessee teachers -- one of them from Vermont -- to take to the road on a 300-mile bike ride the length of Vermont. Grace Miller started the school year at...
Religion News in Brief
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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WEEKEND OF MAY 31 - JUNE 1 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH — OLD BENNINGTON Sunday service at 11 a.m. at Vermont’s Colonial Shrine in Old Bennington. Visit the church’s website at www.oldfirstchurchbenn.org for more information and link for online...