Adele Blaisdell News Today

Supporters of the Vermont Senate’s child care bill, a measure that would inject a historic investment into the sector, gathered on the Statehouse steps on Wednesday for an overwhelming display of political force.Hundreds of families, children and...

“I believe that whether our governor signs the bill, lets it become law without his signature, or is overridden by a Legislature that has no patience for his veto — I believe S.56 will become the law of the land by Fourth of July,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth, D/P-Chittenden Central.

At first glance, Turtle Island Children's Center doesn't look like a place on the front lines of a crisis. Located in a sprawling, seafoam-green house...