Vermont Senate Pro Tem Discusses Legislative Priorities
This year, as Vermonters see a new governor and lieutenant governor begin their terms, new presiding officers are also overseeing the legislature. In the Democratically controlled House, Mitzi Johnson...
View ArticleVermont Senate Approves Media Protection Bill
The Vermont state Senate has unanimously approved a measure that would provide robust protections for Vermont journalists.
View ArticleGreen Mountain Care Board Appointment At Risk Due To Paperwork
A paperwork glitch is threatening the appointment of a regulator by Vermont’s previous governor to the state’s health care regulating board.
View ArticleVermont Legislators Move Towards Adjournment
Despite a flurry of activity and work remaining on a number of bills, the Vermont Legislature is targeting adjournment by the end of this week.
View ArticleVermont Legislature Adjourns Despite Budget Veto Threat
The Democratically-controlled Vermont Legislature adjourned last Friday despite budget veto threats from the Republican governor over the failure to reach a deal on a new teacher health insurance...
View ArticleVermont Legislative Leaders Outline Session Successes
The Vermont Legislature adjourned on May 19th with the threat of a budget veto by the governor and a special session planned at the end of June to deal with vetoes. Although the session ended with the...
View ArticleVermont Legislators Pass Budget In Special Session Avoiding Government Shutdown
Lawmakers headed back to Montpelier Wednesday as the Vermont Legislature met for a special veto session. After a long day of twists and turns, the House and Senate eventually approved the 2018 state...
View ArticleVermont Legislative Priorities Outlined
The leaders of the Vermont House and Senate discussed the legislative priorities for the upcoming session with reporters in Montpelier today.
View ArticleSenate Majority Leader Responds To Governor Phil Scott’s State Of The State
Vermont Governor Phil Scott delivered his second State of the State Thursday. The Republican is calling for continued fiscal restraint. Senate Majority Leader Becca Balint, a Democrat, was in the...
View ArticleAdvocates Continue Push For Marijuana Legalization As Bill Moves To Senate
Supporters of a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana held a press conference in the Vermont Statehouse this afternoon as the bill awaits debate in the state Senate.
View ArticleLongtime State Lawmaker Peg Flory Announces Retirement
A longtime state lawmaker has announced her retirement from the Vermont Senate.
View ArticleVermont Senate Pro Tem Discusses Status Of Legislative Session
There are about three weeks left in the Vermont legislative session. Vermont Senate Pro Tem Democrat/Progressive Tim Ashe notes that one of the latest items has come up in the wake of a teenager’s...
View ArticleVermont Senate Pro Tem Discusses End Of Legislative Session
Saturday night, the Vermont Legislature adjourned despite Governor Phil Scott’s promise to veto the just-passed budget and property tax bills. Late Tuesday the governor sent a letter to the House...
View ArticleSecond Vermont Budget Bill Passed Despite Veto Threat
The Democratically-controlled Vermont House passed a revised 2019 budget bill on Tuesday but Republican Governor Phil Scott may veto the compromise measure if the Senate also approves the measure.
View ArticleVermont Senate Expected To Seek Abortion Rights Guarantees
Democrats in the Vermont Senate are expected to pursue measures in the upcoming session that would ensure a woman's legal right to an abortion in the state.
View ArticleVermont Legislature Welcoming Largest New Class In Decades
Lawmakers are back in Montpelier for the start of the 2019 session of the Vermont Legislature.
View ArticleVermont ProTem Discusses Governor’s Inaugural Speech And Senate Priorities
The Vermont legislature’s last biennium ended following a temperamental special session that pit the Democratically-controlled legislature against the Republican governor. In November, voters sent Gov....
View ArticleVermont Senate Pro Tem Discusses Crossover Week
It is crossover week at the Statehouse in Montpelier - a time when Vermont lawmakers scramble to finish legislation so it can move to the other chamber for consideration. If a bill does not crossover...
View ArticleVermont Senate Considers Comprehensive Single-Use Plastics Ban
The Vermont Senate has been considering a bill that would not only ban the use of single-use plastic bags but also bar plastic straws and expanded polystyrene products. On Friday, the chamber gave...
View ArticleVermont Senate Gives Initial Approval To Constitutional Protection Of...
The Vermont Senate has given preliminary approval to a state constitutional amendment intended to assure women’s reproductive rights cannot be rescinded.
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