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By G. GREGORY HUGHES

Does Vermont still believe in the separation of church and state? This is a question that the newly elected Legislature in Vermont must address.In June 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court’s Carson v. Makin decision required states with voucher programs to...

By G. GREGORY HUGHES

Vermont lawmakers created the Commission on the Future of Public Education because of this year’s double-digit property tax increase and charged it with addressing how Vermont funds and delivers public education. However, in addition to the policy...

By G. GREGORY HUGHES

I read with interest the article in the most recent Weekend Valley News about the Friends of Vermont Public Education (“Group defends public schools”; June 15). I am a member of this group, and the article correctly points out that Vermont is going...

By G. GREGORY HUGHES

The Common Benefits Clause of the Vermont Constitution provides “that government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of...