Final Reading: Lawmakers dish on how they spent Town Meeting week vtdigger.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vtdigger.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Senate fails to override bottle bill veto by 3 votes vtdigger.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vtdigger.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Both chambers want to spend substantially more on the Vermont State Colleges system, human services, and child care and to end a pandemic-era motel program for people experiencing homelessness. But the House and Senate remain at odds about paid family and medical leave.
The Legislature’s rules define a conflict so narrowly that they almost never prevent lawmakers from crafting and voting on bills even when they or their employers stand to benefit financially.