OVER THE HEDGE Tensions were on the rise this week in the Vermont statehouse as the Senate Appropriations Committee worked to refine their version of the FY2024 budget. It is normal for the annual spending bill to become the center of the Vermont political universe in April, but this year feels more intense. This is […]
FLOOR TIME Governor Phil Scott rebuked House Democrats this week as the $8.5 billion FY2024 budget bill passed on the House floor. Since the beginning of the legislative session the governor has expressed concern about whether Democratic priorities are sustainable. On Wednesday he kicked off his weekly press conference by leveling his most pointed and […]
SINS AND TAXES The House and Senate worked feverishly this week to meet Friday’s crossover deadline for money bills. Long floor sessions, committees scrambling to vote on bills and the narrowing of legislation slated to pass in 2023 gave week 11 a hint of the high octane home stretch of the legislative session. Spring-like […]
SHOW ME THE MONEY It was a whirlwind week in the Vermont legislature as committees worked diligently to vote bills out before Friday’s crossover deadline. Meanwhile, the budget adjustment bill was delivered to Governor Phil Scott on Tuesday. He has until Monday to act on the bill and there is much anticipation about whether he […]
