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By Guy Page
House leaders will announce the legislative schedule for June this afternoon, VDC was told today by an aide to House Speaker Jill Krowinski.
Both House and Senate both went late Friday night, without officially adjourning, after failing to reach consensus on H.454, the transformation of school financing bill aimed (presumably) at reducing property taxes. The Senate-House conference committee on H.454 likely will meet long before a proposed reconvening on June 16, but it’s not meeting today.
DUI process changes – Gov. Phil Scott has signed a bill that changes the DUI investigation process, imposes new penalties, and calls for further study. Also, a longtime Addison County legislator has announced she’s moving to Canada.
On June 2, Governor Scott signed into law:
H.44, miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing impaired driving:
- Requires suspects of impaired driving to provide blood sample when police have warrant. Includes penalties for hindering blood sample collection.
- Adds ‘or serious injury’ to crime of DUI – death resulting.
- Creates the Impaired Driving Processing Task Force to study the concept of implied consent during impaired driving investigations with the objective to recommend approaches that minimize the duration for which impaired driving suspects are held during investigations and to streamline the processing and paperwork associated with such investigations.
H.401, exemptions for food manufacturing establishments, requires training for food production and exempts operations grossing less than $30,000.
H.505, Removes auditors as elected officials in the Town of Barre.
Lincoln rep leaving – Rep. Mari Cordes (D-Lincoln) has announced she will resign her seat in the Vermont Legislature in order to take a job in Canada. Cordes, a lawmaker since 2019, serves on the Health Care Committee. The longtime nurse announced this week on Front Porch Forum: “Thank You, and So Long – I have received an excellent job offer in Canada, and will begin working July 7th. I will continue serving until the end of June. It has been a great privilege to serve the Addison 4 district as a legislator over the past 7 years. I love this community and know that you will all continue to work well together. I am leaving a big piece of my heart here. I wish you all well.”
As an RN, Cordes has had a distinguished career. According to her State House bio, she co-led a nationally recognized multi-year project to reduce central line bloodstream infections at UVM Medical Center, and has presented nationally on topics in medicine. She organized and led medical teams providing disaster relief after earthquake in Haiti, and provided medical relief in Greece to refugees fleeing Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Cordes was a founding organizer and 2nd president of her union, Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT local 5221. Prior to being elected representative, Mari worked on numerous state policy-making initiatives. She led a coalition that improved VT law by eliminating loopholes that had allowed health insurance companies to continue to discriminate based on gender identity. She was a member of coalitions that worked to pass Act 48, the Universal Health Care bill, and Paid Sick Days legislation. She also served on the Green Mountain Care Board.
VDC readers may recall Cordes for her State House hallway confrontation with VDC editor Guy Page in April. “You’re despicable,” she said several times, also accusing him of ‘child abuse,’ a charge she later denied. The discussion followed VDC coverage of trans activists shutting down an informational seminar on de-transitioning held in a public room at the State House.
Gov. Scott will appoint someone recommended by the town/county Democratic Committee to fill her seat until the November 2026 election.
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Mari Cordes, you are despicable and a disgrace. How the heck did you ever get elected to public office? O, never mind. This is Vermont, of course, where you fit in very nicely. Go spread discord and incompetence in Canada. Good riddance! And don’t let the door smack you in your ample rear end on your way out. You will not be missed.
In full respect of her professional service as a nurse, she should know better than to deride someone for opposing the transitioning of children and accusing THEM of “child abuse”. Good riddance. The Peoples Republic of Canada welcomes her.
Don’t let the door hit ya, ! Just go !
For Mr. Page’s sake, I am hopeful that she is taking her knitting needles with her to Canada. I have it on good authority that she was overheard leaving the statehouse saying “”Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule.”
Our modern-day Madame Defarge will be right at home in the Peoples Republic of Canada.
Looks like H44 comes with new costs. “Creates the Impaired Driving Processing Task Force to study the concept of implied consent during impaired driving investigations with the objective to recommend approaches that minimize the duration for which impaired driving suspects are held during investigations and to streamline the processing and paperwork associated with such investigations”. How much will this task force cost the taxpayers?
What a waste of time and money! People can refuse testing! They ask “ Will you take Field Sobriety Tests… if you say yes you do … if you say no you don’t!! It’s pretty up front. If you’re wasted and you say yes that’s on you! You shouldn’t be drunk/ stoned and driving! That’s also your bad decision!
Why would need a Task Force for this. It takes time to complete and investigation. If a person refuses the test does Vermont require them to be taken to the hospital for a blood draw ( which hopefully they do)? This could be easily facilitated by including a Paramedic in the evidence chain who can draw blood at the Police Station.
I served on a Drunk Driving Task Force in Maryland after my 18yo Sister in law was killed by a 17 yo Drunk Driver. We volunteered to be on this task force so no money needed!
Maybe U. V. M. can not afford to keep her with all the federal cuts taking place.
I know when someone dies, the Governor appoints a successor. Since she is leaving of her own volition, I would hope a special election is held, but I don’t know what the rules are for this situation. Anyone know ???
Moving to Canada. Now what is the compelling reason this Vermont representative is moving to Canada??????? Inquiring minds would like to know.
She probably can’t affordthe taxes !
That is the burning question, Richard!
An excellent job in Kanadastan? What could that possibly be? Chances are she’s got enough inside information to assist the Carney regime and administer the grifter expertise until the country is dissolved, done, finished, kaput. A looney going after the easy loonies – makes sense – grifters gotta grift.
Absolutely! Plus, I hope she likes paying way more taxes there than she does here! Wonder how she’s going to like their crappy free health care. Sounds like she’s in for a rude awakening! I love it! Good old Karma!