On Jan. 3 at 10 a.m., the Vermont Legislature opened its 2024 legislative session. As it is the second half of a two-year biennium, we spent far less time on the formalities, pomp, and circumstance of a new biennium. And, […]
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State News
Crossover has begun
By Alison Clarkson St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, marked the deadline for crossover in the Vermont Legislature. This is the date that all bills, which hope to be enacted this session, must have passed out of their committees of jurisdiction. […]
State News
Deep work on housing
By Alison Clarkson The Vermont Legislature is now deep into the work of our 2023 session. To date, 230 bills have been introduced, committees are taking testimony on various issues, and the priorities we identified before session began are beginning […]
State News
Senate takes lead on housing crisis
Our 2023 legislative session is off to a fast start. Only two and a half weeks into the session, we’ve already passed our first bill (H.42 which extends remote options for Town Meeting wwand the Open Meeting Law). Committees are […]
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A mixed message
By Jim Harrison Voters overwhelmingly re-elected moderate Republican Phil Scott to a fourth term as Vermont’s Governor. Scott had the largest victory margin of any Vermont Governor since the mid 60s with his 72% to 24% over Democrat Brenda Siegel. […]
Letter, Opinion
Elect McCormack, Clarkson and White to Senate
Dear Editor, This election year, Windsor County has the opportunity to elect three excellent candidates to the state Senate. Representing the largest geographic Senate district in the state takes a special type of person. They must be willing to show […]
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Local policymakers call on Scott to reenact Covid mitigation
By Curt Peterson A group of lawmakers and healthcare professionals, confused by Governor Phil Scott’s failure to take more aggressive action to stem the recent surge in Covid hospitalizations and deaths, which equal last winter’s rates, publicly urged him to […]
State News
Leg. in full swing
By Sen. Alison Clarkson The Legislature’s 2019 session is now in full swing. Each committee in the House and the Senate is getting updated by the agencies and departments in their areas of jurisdiction. The various reports and studies which […]
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Clarkson seeks Senate seat
By Stephen Seitz WOODSTOCK—Democrat Alison Clarkson, who is on her first term in the state Senate, is eager for more. “I love the Senate,” she said. “I love this job, and I’d love to be returned to the Statehouse.” Clarkson […]
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Vt. is ripe for digital economic development
By Alison Clarkson, Senator, Windsor County Both bodies of the Vermont Legislature have now passed three major measures to improve firearm safety in our state. These bills: S.221, H.422 and S.55, are designed to keep guns out of the hands […]