Rutland Herald: Group Urging VT to Raise Taxes to Save Programs
This isn’t your average tax protest: A group of Vermonters is urging the state to raise taxes as a way to save state programs now on the chopping block.
Times Argus: Amidst Heightened Statehouse Security, 'Save our State' Rally Protests Cut
More than 100 Vermonters protesting Gov. James Douglas’ proposed budget cuts were met with heightened security at the Statehouse on Tuesday.
Times Argus: Vermont Vigils Protest Budget Cut
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.