By Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger With their approval of an $8.5 billion budget and the fall of the gavel Friday, May 12, at 8:23 p.m. and 11:31 p.m. respectively, the Vermont Senate and House adjourned for the final day of the 2023 […]
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State News
Gray seeking Windsor County Senate seat
By Stephen Seitz Springfield resident Randy Gray is one of three Republicans hoping to represent Windsor County in the next legislative session. The other two are Jack Williams of Weathersfield and Wayne D. Townsend of Bethel. They seek to replace […]
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This is “Mud season” of the legislative session
By Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon As Vermonters well know, especially those of us on dirt roads, we are approaching mud season. It may not be our favorite time of year, but we take solace in knowing […]
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A preview of things to come?
By Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon With six weeks left on the schedule for the 2018 legislative session, we got a glimpse this past week of the potential stumbling blocks prior to conclusion. With new gun legislation […]
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Second half of legislative session begins
By Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon It was great to see so many people at the town meetings in each of the district towns last week. Bridgewater’s meeting was unique in the sense that it was held […]
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Legislative update: Town Meeting week
By Senator Alison Clarkson It’s Town Meeting week and we are about half way through Vermont’s Legislative Session. We’ve pressed hard to vote out all the priority bills from our Committees in order to meet our “cross over” deadline (that […]
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Legislative updates
Key issues emerging By Rep. Jim Harrison (Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon) Jim Harrison The key issues of the 2018 legislative session are now becoming evident. The Senate approved a minimum wage hike to $15 last week, while at the […]