Of the 295 candidates sent the poll, only three said they would proceed with the Clean Heat Standard.

Soon after Vermont’s bill became law in May, New York legislators voted to pass their own measure. But their governor, too, may veto the bill.

Information on their electoral status will be added to this spreadsheet later this week.

Breaking news: House overrides vetoes on Act 250 reform, property tax hike, and safe injection site. More override votes to come….

The bill states that a parent shall not “monitor the online activity of a minor consumer or to track the location of the minor consumer without providing a conspicuous signal to the minor consumer when the minor consumer is being monitored or tracked.”

Safe injection sites’, Act 250, and renewable power mandates and more were vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott. Will the Legislature override?

Supporters say it will spur much-needed housing construction, but critics (including Gov. Scott) say H.687 will do the opposite.

Activists and a legislator to speak at rally Saturday about veto session Monday.

This ‘first in the nation’ bill prevents police and other authorities from enforcing drug laws at centers where drug addicts could get high.

Scott lets Ghost Gun bill pass without, signature, signs bail reform and youthful violent/drug offender law.

“Sometimes the Legislature focuses so much on their goals they don’t consider the unintended consequences. And the reality is, there are almost always some negative consequences as the result of new policies,” Scott said.

The Wealth Tax passed the House but not the Senate this year. One tax hike that went through with little notice: landline and postpaid wireless phone use taxes will be assessed differently and collect $3 million more new revenue.

Scott wonders how many legislators actually read, much less understood, the 60 bills passed in the final week.

A high-level overview of what the Legislature did on housing, public safety, and affordability.

On the last day of the 2024 session, the Vermont Legislature passed a state budget, school funding, Act 250 reform, and a slew of lesser-known bills.

He doesn’t like what he sees in housing and school funding legislation. On public safety and affordability, he sees a glass half full. 

Vermont aging school buildings need a $6 billion facelift – spending that would be above and beyond the burgeoning sum under fire by taxpayers.

“This is systemic racism, what we’re dealing with right here,” Hughes said. “I mean come on, we’re talking about now sending it back over to the Senate because one person who happens to be white and privileged came in and told you one thing about some civil liberties that could potentially be taken and you got a black man right here telling you about civil liberties that are currently at risk.”

The Senate will hold a noon-hour caucus today to help its members understand recent amendments to an already complicated housing/Act 250 reform bill.

It further states that the Commissioner of Public Safety will appoint a Director of Animal Welfare to be in charge of the Division.

There’s a multi-million gap between the House budget and the more frugal Senate budget. Conference committee time.

“Politicians threaten our food, water, and shelter. Vermonters rally,” said the announcement for the Vermont Values Under ATAX rally at the Vermont State House today.

Should an employer be limited only to ‘just cause’ firing of employees? Will the House pursue the Senate notion of a Big Oil Superfund?

Work permits for undocumented workers, ghost guns, and government meeting in private all progressing thru Legislature.