New source of lottery revenue would be Keno, senator says
Mullin wants to expand gambling opportunities in Vermont.
Photo Gallery: Adjournment Day and highlights from the 2013 legislative session
VTDigger captures scenes from the Statehouse during the 2013 legislative session.
Lawmakers to examine lobbyists for publicly funded groups
Senate could invoke rarely used power to subpoena stubborn organizations.
Session comes to an end: Lawmakers leave citing social changes, conservative budget
If the Democratic majority in the Senate and House could be described as fiscally conservative, their policy decisions on a handful of social issues were liberal, even uber liberal.
Budget-writers find $10 million in reductions
Sen. Jane Kitchel and Rep. Martha Heath set out to make $10 million in reductions without touching human services programs.
Lawmakers put off fight with Shumlin
House Speaker Shap Smith and Senate President Pro Tem John Campbell decided to scuttle a plan to change the income tax code and give modest tax breaks to more than 200,000 Vermonters this year.
Adjournment postponed: Vt. Legislature now has Tuesday end date; no tax or budget deals in the offing
Shumlin remains opposed to changes in income tax calculations.
Inside the Golden Bubble: Drama over death with dignity unfolds, retracts
The kerfuffle over one word is an indication of how difficult this legislation has been for lawmakers.
Legislative leaders back modification to income tax
Smith and Campbell said the plan would not violate the “no new tax” agreement with the governor they made on Monday.
Conference committee weighs change to tax code
On Tuesday, Gov. Peter Shumlin and legislative leaders agreed to eliminate any new General Fund taxes this year, effectively killing a number of provisions in the miscellaneous tax bill, H.528. A day later, however, lawmakers found a way to give the bill some heft. They are considering a “net neutral” proposal that would take the [...]
















