Shumlin approves funding for Waterbury state offices in first bill signing after session
Lawmakers re-allocated capital bill money with Irene damage in mind.
Digger Tidbits: Conference committees wrestle over House, Senate differences on budget, tax bills
Up to $15 million of surplus to be set aside for state Irene projects; GMO labeling bill stuck to wall of House Judiciary; More on generating, property and sales tax.
Budget gets short shrift in Senate as amendments overshadow
The number of amendments that were added to the budget and that have no direct relevance to the appropriations bill is unprecedented.
Senate money bills coming together
Senate Finance agreed to a moratorium on cloud computing taxes and a $5 million tax on Vermont Yankee.
Legislative preview (and review): Capital bill details emerge and miscellaneous tax bill in the House hopper; Pot decrim bill tabled
Midwifery bill takes detour into House Judiciary
Budget-writers create a “real” rainy day fund, say state spending is up because of Irene
Smith: The budget “rebuilds Vermont without raising broad-based revenues.”
In partisan vote, House panel passes budget plan
Total spending would increase by 5.8 percent in 2013, if the measure is approved.
Legislative update: Late nights ahead
The 150 members of the House can expect to spend a lot of time in their less than ergonomic seats as bill after bill gets vetted on the floor and members engage in the decorous declamatory speech that marks the august chamber.
Shumlin announces hazard mitigation plan (and funding) for communities hit by Irene
In this case, though, it seems to have been Irene that robbed the land of its taxable value; government policy is merely recognizing that fact.
Waterbury restoration appears to gain key lawmakers favor
Several members said the historic nature of the buildings, which date back to 1890 as a state asylum, and the state’s long history in the Waterbury community, weighed in their thinking.
