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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MONTPELIER — The Vermont Legislature’s efforts to make high quality child care more accessible and affordable cleared its last significant hurdle Friday, as the Senate voted unanimously to approve a bill expanding eligibility and financial assistance for families. The bill, H. 171, funds the third year of a five-year plan to expand the state Child Care Assistance Funding Program (CCFAP), expanding eligibility and assuring that families pay per household rather than per child. It provides scholarships and loan forgiveness for earl...

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Legislature’s efforts to make high quality child care more accessible and affordable cleared its last significant hurdle Friday, as the Senate voted unanimously to approve a

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate on Friday affirmed earlier votes on a pair of constitutional amendments enshrining the right to reproductive freedom and clarifying the state’s ban on slavery. The questions now progress to the House, and if the House agrees by simple majority, they will be placed on the 2022 general election ballot. All four senators from the Bennington and Windham districts voted yes on both questions. By a vote of 26-4, the Senate voted yes on Proposal 5, which Sen. Ginny Lyons said protects the autonomy of wome...

Vermont Senate approves abortion rights, anti-slavery amendments Modified: 4/9/2021 10:08:04 PM The Vermont Senate gave its final approval Friday to a proposal to amend the state constitution to protect a woman’s right to an abortion and other reproductive services. The proposal, a declaration of the “right to personal reproductive liberty,” will now be sent to the Vermont House. If approved by the House, it will go before Vermont voters in a statewide referendum in November 2022. The Senate also on Friday passed a separate proposed amendment to that would explicitly ban slavery in all ...

Vermont Senate approves 'reproductive liberty' amendment WILSON RING, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail The Vermont Senate gave its final approval Friday to a proposal to amend the state constitution to protect a woman’s right to an abortion and other reproductive services. The proposal, a declaration of the “right to personal reproductive liberty,” will now be sent to the Vermont House. If approved by the House, it will go before Vermont voters in a statewide referendum in November 2022. The Senate also on Friday passed a separate proposed amendment to that would explicitly ban sl...