Vermont National Guard to host Macedonia minister of defense at Vermont Statehouse
The Minister of Defense will be introduced in the State House Chamber and meet with the Governor prior to a meeting with the Military Affairs Committee regarding the importance of their Nation’s State Partnership Relationship with the Vermont National Guard.
A piano’s grand debut in the House
The piano was, in essence, marooned by the storm like many Vermonters, with no one to play it, a sad thing for an instrument with the exalted pedigree of a Steinway.
In This State: Schutz, the curator extraordinaire behind the “People’s House”
Schütz hopes a new coffee table book will give Vermonters an accessible read on Statehouse history.
Reapportionment hearing to be held Nov. 10 at the Statehouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 28, 2011 Contact: House Committee on Government Operations Phone: (802)828-2271 Fax: (802)828-2424 E-mail: akessler@leg.state.vt.us Reapportionment Public Hearing- Montpelier Montpelier, VT- The House Committee on Government Operations of the Vermont General Assembly will convene a public hearing on Thursday, November 10 at 6:00 PM in the chamber of the House of [...]
Aldrich: Statehouse chicken gone wild
As I stood with Bob the parking lot attendant hearing about Josephine, a security officer passed by and muttered under his breath, “give me five seconds and the chicken problem is solved,” as he meaningfully patted his holstered weapon.
Digger Tidbits
Free marketeers fight universal health care; Doyle poll shows support for Vermont Yankee; Dems hold gold-plated dinner; NRA’s right to target legislation
Inside the Golden Bubble: Without question
The watchword for Dems these days is “discipline.” Loyalty to their committees, their speaker and their governor is of the utmost importance to the rank and file.
Gilbert: Health care bill creates the framework for a transparent reform effort
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Rep. Gary Gilbert, D-Fairfax/Georgia. He is a member of the House Education Committee. H.202 is a cautious step to combat the rapid rise of health care cost for Vermonters and not the great leap that some have suggested. Education cost increases have received a great deal of attention over [...]
Dems claim victory; GOP calls health care bill an “empty shell”
The only point on which the right and left agreed is the indisputable fact that health care costs are rising too quickly, at a rate of $1 million a day.
