Critics of the so-called Affordable Heating Act will testify before a likely committee vote later this week.
Abortion shield bill passes without conscience protections
In a speech on the floor of the House, a Northfield lawmaker decries the abortion shield bill’s lack of conscience protections for health professionals.
Citizens push back against teacher takeover of public school curriculum, infringement on gun rights
A farmer from the islands and a retired doctor in Derby show how citizen advocacy is done.
Another year-round Legislature study bill introduced
Now the House also has a bill to study whether the Legislature should meet year-round.
Anti-religious school tuition bill could stop ed funding to secular, private schools
Secular private schools now receiving public tuition could suffer financial harm under a bill meant to stop tuition to religious schools.
Supreme Court work-around on religious school tuition introduced in Senate
A bill introduced into the Vermont Senate appears to exclude religious schools as eligible for public school tuition – without actually saying so.
Church pushes back against political speech bill, organizes e-mail campaign
More than 400 emails opposing H113 have already been sent to lawmakers.
Vax freedom, fetal personhood bills introduced into House
Bills establishing vaccination freedom and fetal personhood were introduced Tuesday in the Vermont House of Representatives.
Abortion/transgender shield bill headed to House floor
A controversial pro-LGBTQ bill has been approved by a House committee.
Few states give paid leave for domestic or sexual violence. Vermont could become one of them
The paid family and medical leave bill also would give time off for sexual and domestic abuse victims.
