FROM THE SENATE
Town Meeting week is drawing close and we Vermonters are talking about the national election and our Vermont primary. In this past week the question that most of my constituents are asking when they see me, is “Whom are you supporting in the primary?”
I am an Obama supporter. That comes as a surprise to many folks. After all I am a woman in politics and I’ve worked hard to get other women to become politically involved. It’s not difficult to understand why so many folks, especially women, assume that I support Clinton.
Vermont Spends More on Prisons than Higher Education
WASHINGTON, February 28 – More than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison, according to new research on the nation’s surging inmate population. The same study also found that Vermont is one of only five states that spends more money on prisons than on higher education.
“Incredibly, with over 2.3 million Americans behind bars, we now have more people in jail than any other country on Earth,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said. “In my view, these sad facts reflect a very distorted set of national priorities.