Statehouse Headliners: DOC shuns released inmate housing offer, and ‘trauma-informed’ corrections explained
Monday’s Headliners column about legislative planning for the next wave of Vermont prisons prompted plenty of reader questions and comments.
Statehouse Headliners: List of bills signed into law by Gov. Phil Scott
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Monday signed into law H.57, the unrestricted abortion bill, and vetoed S.169, a gun control bill that would have required a 24-hour waiting period for handgun purchases. Here are the bills approved by the 2019 Legislature that have been signed into law.
Statehouse Headliners: New, ‘trauma-informed’ prisons may be next wave of Vermont corrections policy
The Vermont Legislature is planning “the next wave of criminal justice and corrections reforms,” Rep. Sara Coffey, D-Vernon, said in her June 5 column in The Commons, a Windham County weekly newspaper.
Statehouse Headliners: Phase 2 of war on plastics already planned; climate change plays role
Unless Gov. Scott vetoes S.113, a working group created by the bill will promptly select the next targets on the state of Vermont’s war on plastic. This war is — as both the bill itself and a key supporter states — also part of the greater war on climate change.
Statehouse Headliners: Legislature budgets millions for alternative transportation projects
The 2020 transportation bill allocates $2.65 million for nine new park-and-rides, $19 million for new bike/walk projects, $2.4 million for four new electric buses for Burlington and Montpelier areas, $13 million for passenger rail, $1.2 million to complete Montpelier “multi-modal” center, and $2 million of electric-car rebates.
Statehouse Headliners: Descriptions of all bills passed by the 2019 Legislature
In this Statehouse Headliners, the House and Senate Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee is created, the abortion bill wins the “prize” for most roll calls, and more.
Statehouse Headliners: After Legislature OKs 11th-hour rail study, Blittersdorf says he wants Barre-Montpelier commuter train
Just days after the Vermont Legislature unveiled and approved a Barre-Montpelier commuter rail study, renewable power mogul David Blittersdorf told VTDigger he wants to run his diesel-power railroad cars on a commuter line between Barre and Montpelier.
Statehouse Headliners: Chittenden County senators oppose nuclear bombers, including F-35
As Memorial Day approaches, Chittenden County senators oppose nuclear-capable aircraft, including F-35.
Statehouse Headliners: Barre-Montpelier commuter rail study approved
The House Transportation Bill approved on Wednesday includes a study for commuter rail between Barre and Montpelier.
Statehouse Headliners: Relatively unnoticed bills pass Legislature, go to governor
Relatively unnoticed, police bias, criminal expungement, contaminant monitoring, broadband, and water cleanup bills approved by Legislature.
Statehouse Headliners: With big money decisions pending, Legislature won’t meet until Wednesday
There’s scarcely a lawmaker in sight. A handful are here on “conference committee” duty. These committees put three senators and three representatives in the same room to resolve differences in major bills — differences around whether and/or how to spend millions, even tens of millions, of state dollars.
Statehouse Headliners: Pot tax increase discussed but no action taken, AC refrigerator coolant banned
In this Statehouse Headliners, the House passes Senate bills to monitor chemical safety, ban ‘greenhouse gas’ refrigerants and spray foam products.