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In case you missed it: Vermont This Week recaps legislative session

by Anne Galloway | May 9, 2011

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Four reporters discuss the last week of the 2011 legislative session. The journalists include Stewart Ledbetter, host; Thatcher Moats, Vermont Press Bureau; Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org, and Ross Sneyd, Vermont Public Radio.

The reporters addressed the state’s $4.7b budget, unresolved tax bills; historic health care reform passes; House approves marijuana dispensaries; Shumlin declares “state of emergency,” closed hearing marks the start of Vermont Yankee lawsuit; state troopers win a raise.

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