[V]ermont’s legislative leaders previewed their priorities for 2018 in a press conference this week. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson and Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe plan to advance legislation on a range of issues, including clean water, mental health and a $15 minimum wage.
With Gov. Phil Scott’s administration maintaining a push for level-funded budgets, debates loom over how to pay for new proposals. Uncertainty from the federal government threatens to complicate certain processes. And rising national vigilance about workplace sexual harassment is already forcing internal Statehouse policies into the public conversation.
On this week’s podcast, Anne Galloway and Mark Johnson talk about the priorities set by Vermont’s Democratic leaders and what to expect in Montpelier next year.
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