An amended bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee this past week could pressure public and independent schools to decrease detentions, expulsions and disproportionate discipline of minorities in favor of community- and student-led remediation.
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, the medical marijuana “cure all” bill gets a hearing, the systemic racism bill needs money from appropriations, and lawmakers approve gender-free single-toilet public restrooms.
A bill on toxic chemical regulation that Gov. Phil Scott vetoed earlier this month met its final end in the House chamber on Wednesday as lawmakers voted to sustain the veto with 53 votes in support of the governor.
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, lawmakers push a resolution to criticize President Donald Trump’s “unacceptable behavior” on issues ranging from immigration and fake news to the “neo-Nazi-sponsored demonstration held in Charlottesville.”
S.197 is anti-business, anti-growth, and anti-development and will provide no real relief to those exposed to toxins who already can find relief for harm caused by exposure. Increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 as found in S.40 is another job killer. We are also concerned about an act relating to paid family leave.
Last week the House Education Committee heard its share of concerns about the logistical and economic challenges of reworking funding formulas for special education, and this week the Senate Education Committee got its own testimony of similar flavor.
In recent weeks, the House Government Operations Committee has been evaluating a measure that would set up a five-member panel to look for “systemic racism” and racial disparities in state government. Watch video of the committee hearings held at the Vermont Statehouse.
The Vermont Senate on Tuesday voted to amend a bill which will create a summer study committee to examine potential penalties for not purchasing health insurance in Vermont.
Earlier this month, the Senate Committee on Government Operations reviewed H.910, an act relating to the Open Meeting Law and the Public Records Act. What constitutes an open meeting? What doesn’t? How might that change? Watch video of the committee hearings held at the Vermont Statehouse.
According to testimony from both the public and independent education sectors to members of the House Education Committee, proposals to increase special education requirements for independent schools will ultimately hit taxpayers.
If the irate crowd that turned out Wednesday to watch the signing of controversial gun control legislation at the Vermont Statehouse is any indication, Gov. Phil Scott may face an uphill battle towards re-election this November.
In this Statehouse Headliners, the governor pledges to veto a minimum wage hike, the House approves lawyers to help immigrants in federal courts, the carbon tax is being called ‘market decarbonization,’ and a prostitution bill dies in committee.