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Times Argus: Amidst heightened Statehouse security, ‘Save our state’ rally protests cuts

“These are the times that we need the state the most,” said Barbara Postman, the coordinator of Voices for Vermont’s Children. “We want the state to step in, not step back.”

Channel 5 WPTZ: Statehouse Security Draws Fire

Watch the video about the S.O.S rally.

Free Press vt.Buzz: Protesters rally against budget cuts

A couple hundred or so people gathered at the Statehouse today to protest the proposed budget cuts. “Save Our Services. Save Our State,” they chanted amid the snowbanks on the Statehouse steps, decrying cuts at a time when people need more services.

Free Press: As revenues plummet, new tax is proposed

MONTPELIER — A Democratic lawmaker wants to revive the income tax increase that the late Republican Gov. Richard Snelling persuaded lawmakers to enact to help the state cope with a 1991 financial crisis.

Times Argus: Vermont vigils protest budget cut

MONTPELIER — Several hundred Vermonters turned out for candlelight vigils across the state Monday to protest state budget cuts that some fear will hit hardest for children, the elderly, the poor and others who rely on state services.

SPOTLIGHT Continues with Education Brief

As the next installment of SPOTLIGHT ON VERMONT’S KIDS, Voices is featuring our issue brief, “Asking the Right Questions About Vermont Schools.”

School Funding on VPR

VPR’s Vermont Edition tackled school funding and Act 60 in two recent shows. The first show took a historical perspective with guests Bill Mathis, Steve Jeffrey, and Bob Gensburg. The second show discussed current issues with guests Paul Cillo and Tom Pelham.

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