Happy July 4th!

Huge thanks to the legislature in passing legislation to support ethnic studies, fair and impartial policing, a plastic bag ban, safeguards for Obamacare, protection for pollinators, measures for clean water, negotiation rights for employees and more. For more details on the legislature’s work, see: Specific Legislation: http://rutland-democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-House-Accomplishments.pdf Vision: http://rutland-democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-House-Dems-Vision-Talking-Points.pdf We hope that you’ll reach out…

Republicans are after our voting rights Republicans have introduced 361 voter suppression bills in 47 states. If they succeed in taking enough state legislatures, they can call a Constitutional Convention and rewrite the Constitution with new voting restrictions. They could introduce property requirements, as Steve Bannon hoped, or worse. We may never see another Democratic President…

With a little over 7 weeks to go until the election, here are some ways to get involved: Week 7 – Attend the Monday Sept 17 Rutland County Democratic Meeting to hear from candidates and learn more about how you can lend a helping hand Attend the Tuesday Sept 18 Castleton Indivisible Meeting to learn…

The governor is seeking our feedback on the budget. This is an important way to be heard! Go to http://publicassets.org/blog/tis-the-season/ and select the link in the third paragraph for “online survey.” And Due Jan 29: Your comment on DeVos’ proposal to roll back protections for sexual assault victims on college campuses The number of false…

The Rutland County Democratic and Progressive parties are providing free rides to the polls for as many people as possible, regardless of party. Space is limited so please contact us asap: 802-353-0998. Heather Juliussen-Stevenson, Secretary Rutland County Democrats