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A student at Hazen Union School in Hardwick wanted to learn more about his school's free and reduced meals program. So he made a podcast about it.
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The annual inflation rate eased somewhat in April, but not enough to meaningfully reduce the burden on lower-income Americans.
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In Vermont right now, jobs are plentiful and starting wages are up. Nonetheless, advocates say many people in Vermont are still struggling to afford basic necessities.
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Legal services and representation can be difficult to obtain for people with low incomes. A new study asserts that helping Vermonters get access to these…
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Brattleboro writer Ann Braden became known to many Vermonters when she started the advocacy group GunSenseVT in 2013. Meanwhile, Braden, a former teacher,…
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Inspired by the organizing tactics of Martin Luther King Jr., a coalition of Vermont activists is using 40 days of nonviolent protest in Montpelier to…
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Poverty is on the rise in Vermont, with roughly one in nine Vermonters struggling to make ends meet. It's a trend that's steadily increased over the last…
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Vermont’s universal recycling law, Act 148, requires institutions that create large amounts of food waste to keep that food out of a landfill. And that…
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Budget pressures at the Department for Children and Families led lawmakers and administration officials to cut welfare benefits for 860 Vermont…
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Nearly one in six Vermont children is living in poverty, and advocates say it’s time to put more money into solving the problem. Now, a coalition is…