From agriculture to palliative care, alternative energy to balancing the budget-and yes, Marriage Equality, the 2009 Vermont Legislature has accomplished a long list of how to move Vermont forward. The end of session report on the work of your "part-time citizen legislature",offers a look back at the 2009 Session.

For details ,visit the 2009 Legislative Reports page.

                        Democracy for the Next Generation

 On 3-18-09, a group of 7th & 8th graders  from Putney Central School visited the statehouse. That night many local residents joined over 1,000 for a hearing on Marriage Equality.

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