Some sex offenders living in Vermont will not be listed on an "expanded Internet registry"
because of an inadvertent mistake by the Legislature. The
mistake was discovered when two of the offenders sued the state over the new
registry requirements.
Supporters of the same sex marriage bill are planning a
highly visible public campaign over the next two weeks to try to persuade
Governor Jim Douglas not to veto their legislation.
Vermont’s unemployment rate rose almost a full point from December to January; advocates of full marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples have geared up a lobbying campaign;