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, […]
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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 […]
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Legislative update: Reflections
By Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon With the conclusion of the Vermont legislative session, I will be taking a break from the regular updates until after the elections. I hope you have enjoyed the reports via email […]
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Legislative update: To raise or not to raise taxes …That is the question
By Rep. Jim Harrison, Chittenden, Bridgewater, Killington and Mendon Following vetoes on the $15 minimum wage, paid family leave, increased liability on outdoor recreational operators and medical monitoring, Governor Scott vetoed the education funding and the state budget last Friday, […]
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Wooden Barrel may continue selling gas with new legislation
Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Chittenden, and Sen. Dave Soucy, R-Rutland County, teamed up to get an amendment passed in both chambers of the Legislature to give the Wooden Barrel, a country store in Chittenden a potential option to keep selling gas. […]
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Legislative update: Reflecting on progress
By Senator Alison Clarkson, Windsor-5 Vermont’s Legislature is in its final stages of our 2017-18 Biennium. If bills are to make it into law they need to be acted on by both the House and the Senate by the “fall […]
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School boards appeal to Legislature regarding funding bill
In school budgets presented to voters on Town Meeting Day, school boards and administrators rose to the challenge of keeping spending growth below the state’s target of 2.5 percent. FY 2019 statewide education spending growth is estimated at 1.5 percent, […]
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Condos, Donovan urge Legislature to protect data
H.624 was introduced on Jan. 16, proposing increased protections for Vermonters’ sensitive and personal data contained in the statewide voter checklist. H.624 is sponsored by Rep. Dylan Giambatista of Essex Junction, Secretary of State Jim Condos and Attorney General TJ […]
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Limited marijuana legalization clears legislature
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger With a historic vote Wednesday, May 10, the Vermont Legislature became the first in the country to send a marijuana legalization bill to its governor. The House passed the latest version of a legalization proposal on […]
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With no compromise in sight, Legislature to meet again this week
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger The Legislature coughed, spit and sputtered its way into overtime Friday, May 12. Lawmakers were unable to reach a deal with Gov. Phil Scott and will return to Montpelier this week to try and complete their […]