Senate steps up the pace; Shumlin asks senators to drop cigarette tax
Lawmakers may have to stay in the Senate Chamber until well past supper every night this week (8 p.m.), but by gum, all the money bills are being dislodged from Senate committees over the next few days.
Campbell finds money for elderly programs; reverses stance on cigarette tax
Budget triage mode isn’t over yet — and won’t be in the foreseeable future, according to Senate President Pro Tem John Campbell.
Permission denied: In one fell swoop, Vermont Senate blocks Yankee license renewal
Shumlin orchestrated the procedural move that pushed the historic vote forward and caught some senators off guard.
