Ask Our Members of Congress To Renew Unemployment Insurance for 2012
Call Congress Now! 888-245-3381 Then Reply to this email so that we can track how we are doing! Please ask Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders and Representative Welch to Renew Unemployment Insurance for...
View ArticleVermont legislature passes school “green” cleaning bill.
On Thursday,January 12th, the Senate gave final approval to S.92, a bill that requires manufacturers and distributors of cleaning products to only sell environmentally preferable cleaning products to...
View ArticleBurlington and Winooski School Districts Win Nellie Mae Grant!
The Burlington and Winooski school districts have won a three-year grant of about $3.5 million designed to help customize the high school experience and allow more young people to succeed in college or...
View ArticleSpotlight on Vermont’s Education Financing System
The long awaited report on Vermont’s Education Financing system, the so-called Picus Report, was published in its final form on January 18th and the two main authors, Lawrence Picus and Allan Odden,...
View ArticleACTION NEEDED: Sign on and Share the Farm Bill Nutrition Title Common...
Voices is working in coalition with Hunger Free Vermont to craft common recommendations that seek to protect and improve the farm bill nutrition programs. Congressional leaders need to hear a strong...
View ArticleAction Needed: Sign on to Fully Renew Unemployment Insurance for 2012
Millions of hardworking Americans will be cut off from the emergency lifeline of federal unemployment insurance, unless Congress acts to fully renew the program before it expires at the end of...
View ArticleKIDSCOUNT Data Snapshot on Children Living in High-Poverty Communities
This Data Snapshot highlights newly available national, state, and city data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center that shows a 25 percent increase in the number of children residing in areas of concentrated...
View ArticleThe Affordable Care Act turns 2!
The Affordable Care Act (the new health care law) has already helped millions of people. From free preventive care to letting young adults under the age of 26 stay on their parents’ insurance, the...
View ArticleACTION NEEDED: Congress needs to hear from you on the Farm Bill
Help feed your neighbors by signing on and sharing the Farm Bill Nutrition Title Common Recommendations from Vermont. We Need Your Help! Nutrition programs are in danger of being cut in the Farm Bill!...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap up for the 2012 Session
Here’s what happened in the 2012 Legislative Session. For more in depth details on any of these items please see our 2012 Legislative Wrap Up Immunizations S199 The bill S.199, introduced by Senator...
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