Editor's Note: A Christian school in Vermont asked a federal appeals court earlier this week to let its sports teams play other teams in the state without jettisoning its belief that girls shouldn't compete against males.
Below is a timeline showing how Vermont has dealt with religious schools over time.
A Democratic state lawmaker from Cape Cod is facing federal charges claiming he stole tens of thousands of dollars from a nonprofit organization he once led and used some of the money to fund his political campaign.
