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House Ed Committee passes “Peltz” bill 11-0; legislation proposes voluntary...
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Gun safety law is in limbo, despite recent teen suicides
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Essex lawmaker draws support for new curbs on guns
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Margolis: A gun “show” where lawmakers handled the goods
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Panels air marijuana legalization issues
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House Ed Committee passes “Peltz” bill 11-0; legislation proposes voluntary...
Linda Waite-Simpson, left, Frank Geier, right The Vermont House Education Committee unanimously passed the so-called “Peltz” bill Tuesday night after several hours of negotiations over school choice...
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Gun safety law is in limbo, despite recent teen suicides
Dr. Ge Wu, mother of Aaron Bing Xue and founder of Citizens for Safer Vermont Children. Photo by Josh Larkin. Leah Short died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in Dummerston on Jan. 17....
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Essex lawmaker draws support for new curbs on guns
Rep. Linda Waite-Simpson, left, Frank Geier, right Rep. Linda Waite-Simpson is back at it again. The lawmaker from Essex tried for two years to pass a gun safety law out of committee in the last...
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Margolis: A gun “show” where lawmakers handled the goods
Les Dimick, chief of the Capital Police, gives lawmakers a gun show and tell. Photo by Nat Rudarakanchana Editor’s note: Jon Margolis is VTDigger’s political columnist. Bill Lippert is thinking about...
View ArticleOne more mom (from Montpelier) becomes gun control activist; organizes...
A Montpelier mom, with no political experience and a lot of angst about the safety of her children after the shooting of 20 kindergartners in Connecticut last December, has organized a gun control...
View ArticleVideo + Story: Gun owners rally at Statehouse to protest fee bill, Burlington...
Gun rights advocates Sunday gathered on the Statehouse steps for a three-hour rally to oppose votes the Legislature could take in the next two months about guns. The protesters wore blaze orange hats,...
View ArticleFamiliar Republican joins Dame on ballot in Essex Junction’s House race
News Release — Friends of Paul Dame Aug. 29, 2014 Contact: Friends of Paul Dame 82B Park St. Essex Junction, VT 05452 Essex Junction – When polls opened on Tuesday’s primary election, the three known...
View ArticleDame outshines opponent by ‘funding local’
News Release — Friends of Paul Dame Oct. 2, 2014 Contact: Friends of Paul Dame 82B Park St. Essex Junction, VT 05452 While it’s usually Progressives like Bernie Sanders that work to get money out of...
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Panels air marijuana legalization issues
Editor’s note: This article is by Elizabeth Hewitt, a freelance writer from Warren. A marijuana plant at a Colorado grow operation. Photo by Brent Levin/Creative Commons BURLINGTON — With marijuana...
View ArticleLanglais & Tarr-Whelan: Financial stability for Vermont women and families
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michell Langlais and Linda Tarr-Whelan, who are co-chairs of the United Way of Chittenden County’s Women’s Leadership Council steering committee. You are a mother...
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