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Legislative Guide
Our guide for the latest news from the Vermont Statehouse.
Final Reading
For Vermont policy nerds, political geeks and the rest of us.
Citing devastation in Gaza, Sanders and Welch oppose aid package for Ukraine and Israel
After a monthslong journey, the bill cleared the Senate by a vote of 79 to 18. The two Vermonters were among only three progressives to oppose it.
Final Reading: Vermont lawmakers respond to ‘ghost guns’ case addition to SCOTUS docket
Of concern to some is not just whether a Supreme Court decision would impact a proposed state Senate bill. “That’s going to take them ultimately to the question of serialization itself,” Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth hypothesized. “And if they overturn that, all bets are off.”
Poll: Majority of Vermonters want Scott, Sanders to run for reelection
According to a poll conducted last week by the University of New Hampshire, more than half of Vermonters surveyed want to see Republican Gov. Phil Scott and independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ names on the ballot this fall.
Senate committee holds confirmation hearing for Education Secretary Zoie Saunders
The Senate Education Committee’s five members will make a recommendation on Saunders’ appointment, with a vote set for later this week. Next week, the full Senate is expected to vote on her appointment.
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Sen. Bobby Starr to retire after 46 years in Vermont Legislature
Pointing to his “hair and wrinkles,” the 81-year-old said he and his wife “have come to the conclusion that maybe it’s time that I retire.”
Tree planting divides Charlotte; 3 officials resign from volunteer board
What began as an effort to plant trees along State Park Road has turned into a chaotic debacle over process, contracts and how exactly the funds used to plant trees should be doled out.
Final Reading: In the Vermont Senate, Friday afternoons are for budget building
The upper chamber attempted to factor some of the House Ways & Means Committee’s big-ticket tax proposals in its version of the 2025 fiscal year budget.
Becca Balint to vote in favor of aid to Ukraine, against aid to Israel
In a procedural vote Friday, Vermont’s U.S. representative opposed bringing a series of foreign aid bills to the House floor this weekend.
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