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

More than 100 Vermonters protesting Gov. James Douglas’ proposed budget cuts were met with heightened security at the Statehouse on Tuesday.

Read the transcript or link to mp3 audio.

There will be a joint hearing with House and Senate Appropriations Committees on February 9, 2009 from 4:30 to 7:00 PM on the Governor’s proposed FY 2010 State Budget.

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.

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.

“Asking the Right Questions About Vermont Schools” follows the evolution of public school funding in Vermont since Act 60

Providing a good public education for our children is one of the most important things we, as a society, can do for our next generation.

VPR’s Vermont Edition tackled school funding and Act 60 in two recent shows.

“Changes to Vermont’s TANF Program” follows recent developments that are affecting Reach Up’s implementation and examines their implications for the future of the program.

Governor Douglas presented his 2010 budget address to the legislature Thursday, January 22nd.

A day after Gov. Jim Douglas called for a wide-ranging round of cuts to the state budget, advocates for groups ranging from children’s services to land conservation said Friday those cuts would be devastating and need to be avoided.

Over the next few months, Voices will release links to webpages, fact sheets and issue briefs about Vermont’s children and youth, some of the important programs serving them, and the circumstances that make it difficult for many to thrive and reach their full potential.

Rescissions already in effect

Vermont ranks 10th in the nation in a new state-by-state study on the well-being of America’s children.

The House decreased the Governor’s increase of Medicaid and VHAP premiums by half in the budget bill (H.891) that recently passed the House.

Our state government put together a list of cuts that targets our poor, our elderly, our children, those with mental illness, and those with disabilities to a far greater degree than the rest of the population.

This analysis looks at the effects Vermont’s health care policy decisions have on the “effective income” Vermont’s low-income working families.

An 8-page booklet explaining how the CLA adjustment helps to make the property tax system more fair.