House Energy Committee hears another pitch for the carbon tax
The House Energy and Technology Committee on Tuesday heard again why Vermont needs a carbon tax, this time from David Farnsworth, senior associate of the Regulatory Assistance Project.
Sea of orange floods Statehouse for gun bill public hearing
The red House chamber of the Statehouse turned orange Tuesday evening as gun rights activists by the hundreds filled the room to speak out for Second Amendment rights.
State lawmakers consider net neutrality bill for Vermont
In December, the Federal Communications Commission led by Chairman Ajit Pai voted to rescind the Obama-era Internet regulation known as net neutrality. Last week, state lawmakers in the Senate Committee on Finance listened to testimonies for and against legislation to re-establish the regulation for Vermont.
School Choice Week brings student testimony to the Vermont Statehouse
The Statehouse was flooded Wednesday with enough school children that at least one lawmaker had to emerge from her committee room to hush all the hallway chatter. The occasion? School Choice Week in Vermont.
Scott calls for ‘restoring our fiscal foundation’ in budget address
In his second budget address, Gov. Phil Scott kept close to his campaign promises and continued his crusade to keep state spending in line with Vermonters’ annual wage growth — about 2 percent.
Advocacy group wants state to bring more special education kids to private schools
What standards should apply for private schools when they take public tuition money was the topic of discussion in the House Education Committee on Wednesday at the Statehouse.
Group calls for support of state pre-K programs, but benefits remain questionable
A new report from Vermont’s early childhood state advisory council says parents continue to have difficulties finding good childcare, despite the state’s expanding prekindergarten program.
Vermont Senate passes marijuana legalization bill, sends to governor
Marijuana was top priority once again in the Senate chamber Wednesday, and senators wasted no time passing H.511 and sending it on to the governor’s desk for consideration.
Statehouse Headliners: Gov. Scott must decide if legal pot will impede law enforcement
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, Gov. Scott must decide if legal pot will impede law enforcement, New England keeps lights on with oil during cold snap, and the assisted-suicide death toll in Vermont reaches 52.
Education and marijuana top early legislative agenda at Statehouse
High education costs, pre-K administration and marijuana legalization were priority issues for lawmakers in their first week back at the Statehouse for the 2018 legislative session.
Vermont House passes marijuana bill as Sessions prepares federal crackdown on pot states
In yet another chapter of the ongoing saga of marijuana legalization efforts in Vermont, the House on Thursday passed H.511, which allows for ownership of up to an ounce of marijuana and home cultivation of two mature and four immature cannabis plants.
Statehouse Headliners: Vermont House preps for pot vote Thursday
The Vermont House delays its pot legalization vote to Thursday, and marijuana-related arrests of African-Americans triple in weed-legal Washington, D.C.