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SPOTLIGHT on Environmental Toxins

Children are more seriously affected by toxins because of their rapidly growing and maturing bodies.

Free Press: Panel recommends reliance on federal dollars

By Nancy Remsen • Free Press Staff Writer • February 17, 2009

MONTPELIER — The House Appropriations Committee agreed unanimously Monday on a budget adjustment bill that postpones decisions on social service cuts and relies on more than $50 million in…

SPOTLIGHT on Economic Well-being

Children — 22% of our population, 100% of our future

VPR: Several hundred rally at Statehouse to protest cuts

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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.