Annie Accettella of Voices for Vermont’s Children testified to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs.

Testimony to the Joint Legislative Child Protection Oversight Committee

Last year a bill to license dental practitioners, who could perform oral health services at a dentist’s discretion, was derailed, but lawmakers in the House and Senate have reintroduced it this year.

Help feed your neighbors by signing on and sharing the Farm Bill Nutrition Title Common Recommendations from Vermont.

On Thursday,January 12th, the Senate gave final approval to S.92, a bill that requires manufacturers and distributors of cleaning products to only sell environmentally preferable cleaning products to schools.

On April 8, 2010, the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald newspapers ran Voices’ critique of the controversial Challenges for Change legislation regarding human services.

The Vermont Legislature has taken important steps to address children’s exposure to environmental toxins.