BRATTLEBORO — This is wrong on so many levels. Let's spend more time and energy on deciding the state dog or vegetable.
With the lack of aftercare for addicts trying to get clean, and not helping those at risk of suicide, we are essentially telling folks at risk that we really don't care.
Those in government should be ashamed of themselves; as a Vermont Democrat who voted some of these folks into office, I am also ashamed.
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As thousands of Vermonters experiencing homelessness stand to lose their state-funded emergency shelter come July, Secretary of Human Services Jenney Samuelson said she expects some of the estimated 2,500 people to “self-resolve” their lack of housing by the time the state winds down the pandemic-era program. “There are some of the individuals who we talked to in the hotels who have alternative plans, and they're waiting for the program to end before initiating those,” Samuelson told reporters at a May...
Because of the language in a proposed amendment to S.216, I feel it necessary to let lawmakers know the impact it will have on both my husband and me. We are both registered patients of the Vermont Marijuana Registry program. This amendment seems to be designed to kill Vermont's medical marijuana program. I would like to remind you that this year the medical marijuana program added $300,000 to the General Fund. This will only increase, as we are the second-fastest-aging...
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), is creating employment opportunities for aspiring aerialists, acrobats, jugglers, clowns, and more. Each year, NECCA sponsors a graduate to attend Vegas International Variety Act (VIVA) Fest, an international circus gathering and competition based in Las Vegas. This year, in addition to the sponsored student who receives financial support to attend, eight other aspiring circus professionals from NECCA were accepted into VIVA Fest to compete in the Emerging Pro category. NECCA co-founders and on-staff...
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