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Energy measures gained little traction, but will come back to life next session
Several key energy investments and policies fell by the wayside during the 2013 legislative session. But Chris Recchia, commissioner of the Public Service Department, and Rep. Tony Klein, chair the...
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The Portland Pipe Line Corp. says an Act 250 land-use coordinator didn’t give the company a fair shake when issuing a jurisdictional opinion saying the board has oversight of a prospective project. The...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: Marijuana decriminalization
Lawmakers introduced six bills that dealt with marijuana this session. They varied in scope from allowing people with post-traumatic stress disorder to use marijuana (H.213) to legalizing and taxing...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: Economic development
Unemployment insurance and benefits Lawmakers helped state businesses this session by mitigating some impacts of Tropical Storm Irene and by tweaking laws regarding the state’s unemployment insurance...
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Legislative Wrap-up: Bills we could see next year
Morgan Brown protests a Taser hearing outside a Montpelier public forum on March 11, 2013. Photo by Nat Rudarakanchana Tasers An attempt to regulate police Taser use and training more closely stalled,...
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Legislative Wrap-up: Transportation
Advocates and supporters celebrate outside the Statehouse as the House votes to extend driving rights to undocumented farm workers, on May 7, 2013. Photo by Nat Rudarakanchana Gas and diesel tax...
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Legislative Wrap-up: Agency fees
Steve Howard, the chief lobbyist for the VSEA state employees union, tells lawmakers in January he supports imposing mandatory agency fees for non-union members. Photo by Nat Rudarakanchana The...
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Legislative Wrap-up: End of life choice bill
Patients Choice ad. YouTube screen capture Vermont is poised to become the first state to permit physician-assisted suicide through legislative action. Related stories House passes end-of-life bill,...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: Judiciary
Access to police investigation files The Legislature approved opening up police criminal investigation files to public scrutiny, repealing a state statute that blocks access to police files produced...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: Flexible pathways
The Legislature made good on Gov. Peter Shumlin’s vision for expanding college opportunities for Vermont high school students. S.130 does exactly what Shumlin proposed during his inaugural speech — it...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: Agriculture and consumer issues
It was a good year for progressive agriculture initiatives in the Statehouse. The Vermont House became the first legislative body in the U.S. to pass a bill that would require the labeling of foods...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: Child care
Related stories Shumlin’s funding plan to boost child care remains a tough sell. Shumlin officials defend plans to cut benefits for low-income Vermonters. Advocates say Shumlin’s plans to divert $17...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: School lunch
The Legislature passed a bill to make school lunch free for all low-income students and carved out $322,250 in the 2014 budget to pay for it. Related stories Republicans dig in heels on school lunch...
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Legislative Wrap-up: Health insurance marketplace
Mark Larson, commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access On Oct. 1, the state is slated to open the doors to Vermont Health Connect, Vermont’s new health insurance marketplace. Three months...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: Emergency housing
The 2014 budget caps the amount that the Department for Children and Families (DCF) can spend on putting homeless people up in motels during emergency situations at $1.5 million. At the outset of...
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Legislative Wrap-up: Education funding
Left to right, Brian Townsend, IT manager for the Vermont Agency of Education, Education Secretary Armando Vilaseca and Gov. Peter Shumlin. Photo by Andrew Nemethy/VTDigger.org The...
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Legislative Wrap-up: Welfare reform
Gov. Peter Shumlin speaks at a press conference. Photo by Alicia Freese Lawmakers had immediate reservations when Gov. Peter Shumlin first unveiled his “welfare reform” scheme in January. But they...
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Energy measures gained little traction, but will come back to life next session
Several key energy investments and policies fell by the wayside during the 2013 legislative session. But Chris Recchia, commissioner of the Public Service Department, and Rep. Tony Klein, chair the...
View ArticlePipeline company claims Act 250 ruling unfair
The Portland Pipe Line Corp. says an Act 250 land-use coordinator didn’t give the company a fair shake when issuing a jurisdictional opinion saying the board has oversight of a prospective project. The...
View ArticleLegislative Wrap-up: Marijuana decriminalization
Lawmakers introduced six bills that dealt with marijuana this session. They varied in scope from allowing people with post-traumatic stress disorder to use marijuana (H.213) to legalizing and taxing...
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