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Republicans are after our voting rights Republicans have introduced 361 voter suppression bills in 47 states. If they succeed in taking enough state legislatures, they can call a Constitutional Convention and rewrite the Constitution with new voting restrictions. They could introduce property requirements, as Steve Bannon hoped, or worse. We may never see another Democratic President…
Today, Attorney General TJ Donovan, Lt. Governor David Zuckerman, Senate Pro Tem Tim Ashe and Speaker Mitzi Johnson were joined by a number of state legislators to voice their support for common sense gun safety measures. I wanted to share the video of today’s press conference with you. You can check it out here. We’re…
According to Mitzi Johnson, Vermont Speaker of the House, “this bill aims to make childcare more accessible and affordable for Vermont families by placing the retention and professional development of childcare professionals as a top priority.” H.531 invests $10.5 million in Vermont’s childcare and early learning system. It includes: • increased reimbursement rates to childcare…
Castleton Town Democratic Committee and Castleton Indivisible invite you to a Summer Social on Lake Bomoseen on Sunday, August 17, 2023, in the North Pavilion, Crystal Beach. Activities include yard games, lots of social time, and a discussion about the 2024 campaign season. The public is welcome. Participants will need to pay the entrance fee…
Amidst concerns over the mistreatment of Vermonters in a Pennsylvania private prison, the Department of Corrections has made the baffling decision to move Vermonters even further away, to Mississippi. https://vtdigger.org/2018/09/09/vermont-prisoners-moved-mississippi-prison-run-corecivic/ This decision comes on the heels of questions regarding Governor Scott receiving financial support from private prison lobbyists and plans to open a private prison…
Highlights of the First Two Months in the Senate It is an honor to be serving Rutland County in Montpelier as one of your Senators and I would like to let you know about some of the bills the Senate has passed in the first two months of the session. S.18 is a consumer protection…