State on the Verge of Abolishing Columbus Day

State on the Verge of Abolishing Columbus Day Vermont will soon do away with Columbus Day and make the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples’ Day, if Gov. Phil Scott follows through on his plan to sign a bill that has passed the state’s legislature. “I see no reason that I would not sign it, but we’re reviewing the bill as we speak,” Scott said, according to the Burlington Free Press. Vermont has been recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day along with Columbus Day since 2016, when former Gov. Peter Shumlin began issuing proclamations to that effect. Scott has continued that precedent of celebrating both the state holiday and the informally designated Indigenous People’s Day, but the law would now make it official. Vermont’s Senate strongly supported the bill, but it faced contrary winds in the House of Representatives. Republican legislators sought to preserve Columbus Day and establish a February holiday for indigenous people. The Vermont House turned back the Republican-led proposal 95-42 on Wednesday. https://www.westernjournal.com/vt-governor-says-expects-sign-bill-abolishing-columbus-day/

State on the Verge of Abolishing Columbus Day

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