Building Consensus
V ER MON T’S INDE P ENDE NT V O IC E APRIL 23-30, 2025 VOL.30 NO.30 SEVENDAYSVT.COM
SPRING NEST INSIDE!
From This Day Forward Twenty-five years ago, Vermont established civil unions for gay couples and ignited the national campaign for marriage equality BY MARY ANN L IC K TE IG, PAGE 2 4
Stan Baker and Peter Harrigan at their civil union reception in 2000
REASSESSING THE PROBLEM
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State rethinks home values and ed funding
SWITCHING IT UP
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A new entrant in the N.A. beer boom
Time to pick your favorites