We select quotes that capture residents' main points about rights, then group similar quotes by theme. Each theme includes the original quotes, so you can read them, cite them, and see what the theme is based on.
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With the new proposals for education funding and local control being taken away, one thing I have heard is that legal residents (non citizen voters) will no longer be able to vote for school board or school budget, which affects them. We have fought for legal resident voting for a while so to have this stripped away would be damaging to democracy. There are so many issues with the current education funding changes being proposed, but
Another issue that I am deeply concerned about right now are the ICE raids happening in Burlington and across Vermont. Our leaders need to hear the public outcry from our state’s communities and do something to address this pressing issue immediately.
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