Senate committee to hold hearing on reapportionment proposal on Feb. 16
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 2, 2012 Contact: Agatha Kessler Phone: 802-828-2271 Fax: 802-828-2424 Public Hearing on Vermont Senate Reapportionment Proposal Montpelier , VT – The Vermont Senate Committee on Reapportionment will hold a public hearing to take comment on a proposed draft 2012 Senate Reapportionment Plan. The draft proposed attempts to institute the minimal [...]
Vermont Senate redistricting plan eliminates NEK seat
The proposed change makes Orleans a single-seat district and pits two long serving members against each other — Sen. Vince Illuzzi and Sen. Bobby Starr.
Leading senator walks a day in shoes of early educators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2011 CONTACT: Drew Hudson 802-272-9763 Colchester – As the legislature prepared to take up debate a bill to improve early education by empowering early educators, Sen Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden) spent the morning with local early educator Tammy Turchin and her staff at Adventures of Young Minds Enrichment Center in Colchester, learning what quality care for early learners [...]
Story + video: Illuzzi seeks to loosen rules for Fairpoint
Sen. Vince Illuzzi said loosening the rules for Fairpoint will help the struggling telephone company compete against unregulated competitors in the cable industry and local telephone exchanges.
Digger Tidbits: People’s House reserved for VIPs; Senate leaders pull out rulers; Lawmakers get green room
If you weren’t on a typed list held by inaugural committee assistants who served as gatekeepers to the House Chamber — you didn’t get in.
Digger Tidbits: Countdown has begun; Doyle back in Senate; women in the chairs
The countdown has begun with week 1 already relegated to an inaugural blur. Week 2 and 3 promise to be filled with deliberations on long-awaited study reports and the tax revenue forecast.
Braus: Vermont Yankee's time is nearly up
All this year, Entergy has been spending lavishly on a major public relations offensive — outspending our grassroots groups many times over. We have seen television advertising, full-page newspaper spreads, new media entries, lawn signs, lobbyists, and more. It is a real testimony to Vermonters’ sophistication and willingness to read between the lines that Entergy’s spinning of the truth and attempts to look like they have popular support have largely fallen flat in Vermont.
Braus: Vermont Yankee’s time is nearly up
All this year, Entergy has been spending lavishly on a major public relations offensive — outspending our grassroots groups many times over. We have seen television advertising, full-page newspaper spreads, new media entries, lawn signs, lobbyists, and more. It is a real testimony to Vermonters’ sophistication and willingness to read between the lines that Entergy’s spinning of the truth and attempts to look like they have popular support have largely fallen flat in Vermont.
Doyle hospitalized with pneumonia
The veteran senator relayed a message to his colleagues in the Senate that he is doing well, he hopes to return to the Statehouse on Tuesday and he wants a full report on what he’s missed. He is being treated at Central Vermont Medical Center.
On video: Scott calls for focus on civic engagement
We need to ask ourselves, what can we do to make Vermonters feel more welcome and more inspired to participate in their government? How can we make ourselves more accessible? FULL TEXT OF SPEECH
