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Here’s who won competitive primaries for the Vermont House on Tuesday
A number of lively races are expected in November as candidates vie to replace outgoing legislators.
After 2 fatal shootings, Burlington city councilors call on state lawmakers to approve local gun regulations
Approved by Burlington residents in 2014, the charter changes have languished in the Legislature, which, along with the governor, must sign off on them before they are enacted.
Molly Gray says she’ll get it done for Vermonters in DC. What has she done so far?
The lieutenant governor has made her experience a central part of her pitch to voters in this year’s Democratic congressional primary. Critics ask what she’s done for Vermont.
As US Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, abortion remains protected in Vermont
A constitutional amendment to guarantee sexual and reproductive freedoms will be on the ballot in Vermont this November.
State employees union endorses Molly Gray for Congress
“Molly was extraordinarily brave in coming off the sidelines very early in the midst of the pension fight,” VSEA Executive Director Steve Howard said.
Typo in bill draws rebuke from Phil Scott, who lets it pass into law anyway
Scott characterized errors in a bill addressing care for Vermonters with developmental disabilities as the ‘most egregious’ of several instances of language errors in bills this year. Legislative leaders said his allegations are unwarranted.
The cans we kick: Vermont lawmakers requested 99 new reports this year
Many legislative studies solicit specific policy proposals. But others are a way to postpone decision-making on controversial issues.
Phil Scott signs $1,000 child tax credit into law
“Tax relief has always been my priority, but instead I’ve had to resort to preventing efforts to raise taxes over the last six years, so I’m encouraged the Legislature agreed with me this session that Vermonters need a break,” Scott said in a statement Friday.
Scott vetoes 2 criminal justice reform bills, citing public safety concerns
The governor has now vetoed 32 pieces of legislation, a Vermont record. A distant second is former Gov. Howard Dean, who issued 21 vetoes while serving twice as long in office as Scott has.
Rep. Jill Krowinski eyes another run for speaker of the House
Rep. Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, plans to run again for the top Vermont House leadership role, should she win reelection in Burlington in November.
Your final Final Reading (for now)
The final days of the legislative session feel sort of like the final days of a busy school year. The desks get messier, covered in papers flagged with sticky notes. There’s cramming. Retiring senators scratch their names into their desks before heading out.
Vermont Legislature adjourns, ending ‘the Covid biennium’
Five months ago, lawmakers filed into the Statehouse donning masks, then quickly returned to hybrid legislating. A lot has changed since then.
Expansion of Vermont’s bottle bill faces an uncertain fate in the final moments of the session
Though the bill has passed both chambers, lawmakers in the House must now consider amendments added to the bill in the Senate — and time is running out.
