(The Center Square) — Vermont is pumping more than $55 million into boosting its housing stock amid a shortage of homes that officials say is hurting the state’s economy. State Treasurer Mike Pieciak said the allocation is the largest housing investment under the “10% in Vermont ” program. He said it will leverage an estimated … Continued
A group of pro-life pregnancy care centers have sued Vermont over a state law they claim will unconstitutionally infringe on their ability to advertise their services and counsel patients because they do not provide abortions. Aspire Together, Inc., Branches Pregnancy Resources Center and the National Institute for Family and Life Advocates filed the suit last week in … Continued
The Democrat-led movement to lower the legal voting age to 16 — or in some cases even younger — is gaining momentum as teenagers and other activists seek to score local victories while winning the support of some voices in the media. The so-called “Vote 16” campaign recently notched a victory in Vermont, where the Democrat-controlled state … Continued
Vermont has become the latest state to establish itself as a haven for abortions and body-mutilating sex-change procedures for children and teens. The state’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed H.89 and S.37 into law on May 10. In a statement, Scott characterized the passage of the bills as evidence that “Vermont stands on the side of … Continued
Woke ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s is being sued for its “hypocritical” use of child labor, despite the company’s oft-stated commitment to social justice causes. The news of child labor comes on the heels of a settlement with its parent company, Unilever, which Ben & Jerry’s accused of violating a merger deal signed over two decades ago … Continued
A federal court has approved a settlement between a group of Vermont parents and state education officials, finally putting an end to a two-year legal battle over whether the government can deny families of education aid money just because they use the money at religious schools. Under the terms of the agreement (pdf), signed off Thursday by a U.S. … Continued
Parents Defending Education (PDE), a grassroots parental rights organization, filed three complaints Tuesday with the Biden Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that allege discrimination in schools that formed “racial affinity” groups or “community circles” to separate students based on their race. The complaints allege that discrimination occurred in schools in Oregon, Maine, and Vermont where students were … Continued
Foreign nationals illegally entering the U.S. are increasingly entering through Vermont at an unprecedented rate. In October, the Swanton Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which includes all of Vermont, saw a 676% increase in apprehensions of illegal foreign nationals compared to last year, according to Border Patrol data. Agents apprehended 334 people from 19 … Continued
Aborting viable, late-term unborn babies for any reason is now a “right” in the Vermont Constitution and abortions are available up to birth. Last month, state voters approved Proposal 5, a pro-abortion constitutional amendment, on the ballot by a massive margin. Most expected the amendment to pass in the deeply Democratic state. Abortions already are … Continued
Vermont has agreed to pay legal fees and tuition costs of multiple families who plan to use the funds to send their children to religious schools after initially prohibiting public tuition funding from going to students who attend religious schools. The Green Mountain State has faced two lawsuits filed by several families and the Roman … Continued
Ballot initiatives to protect and expand abortion passed across the nation on Election Day. Americans in five states voted on the issue of abortion during the 2022 midterm elections. Three states — California, Michigan and Vermont — proposed constitutional amendments to advance abortion. All three passed. At the same time, citizens in Kentucky weighed a pro-life amendment and Montana voters … Continued
A Vermont high school volleyball player who was suspended from school and her father, the team’s coach, who was suspended from his job, are suing the school district for retaliating against them following their complaint about the policy that allows biological males in the girls’ team locker room. Blake Allen, 14, a student at Randolph Union Middle … Continued
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