Last week marked the start of the 2024 Vermont legislative session. It also included the governor’s State of the State address to a joint assembly of House and Senate members. (Editor’s note: see page 1 for related story). Scott opened […]
Tag: legislature
Opinion, Uncategorized
Legislature accomplished a large number of vetoes
By Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman The Legislature reconvened for a special summer veto session — a time to review the bills that the governor vetoed and vote on whether those vetoes should be overridden. At the end of the […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Legislature was productive on issues that really count
By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison County Independent, a sister publication to the Mountain Times. Deem this year’s legislative session a success, and if you think none of the goings-on in […]
Uncategorized
A lot left to tackle in the Legislature
By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison County Independent, a sister publication of the Mountain Times. There’s a lot of wrapping-up to do as the Legislature approaches its final weeks of the […]
State News
Never a dull moment
If you enjoy theater, you would like the final days of the legislative session. Late last week the House Speaker held a press conference announcing the House would initiate an impeachment inquiry into the conduct of the Franklin County States […]
Opinion
Committee work is the ‘beating heart’ of Legislature
By Angelo Lynn Editor’s note: Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison County Independent, a sister publication to the Mountain Times. When the House Committee on General and Housing was handed the omnibus housing bill last week, […]
Letter, Opinion
Vermont is too expensive because of the Legislature
Dear Editor, The No. 1 issue facing Vermonters is the state of our economy. As Bill Clinton once said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” I fault the Democratic leadership and legislators who voted’ yes’ on the annual budget. Yes, there are […]
Local News, State News
Legislative Update: Reapportionment reconsidered
By Sen. Alison Clarkson Every 10 years the results of the national census requires each state to review the impact of any population change on their electoral districts. Our Vermont Constitution requires that our state’s population must be fairly distributed […]
State News
Hurry up and wait!
By Rep. Jim Harrison In a note to House members early last week, Speaker Krowinski referred to the week ahead as the “Hurry up and wait” period of the session. As the Legislature strives to meet its self-imposed adjournment deadline, […]
State News
Legislature gets down to business
By Rep. Jim Harrison By the end of the second week of the 2019 Legislative session, we are beginning to get a better picture of some of the issues likely to be considered this year. Some are repeats from last […]