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Vermont Legislature
Follow VPR's statehouse coverage, featuring Pete Hirschfeld and Bob Kinzel in our Statehouse Bureau in Montpelier.

With Veto Session Looming, Party Leaders Approach Divisive Issues In Montpelier

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Lawmakers will reconvene at the Statehouse on June 21, 2017 to attempt to override two vetoes.

Disagreement over health care contracts for employees at public schools prompted next week's veto session, but it's not clear if the Republican governor and Democratic lawmakers will be able to bridge the divide between them on this issue.

Both sides have been meeting in private without revealing where negotiations stand. Meanwhile, the veto session, scheduled for June 21, also gives lawmakers an opening to make changes to the marijuana legalization bill that Gov. Phil Scott vetoed.

We talk about the politics of these two issues with Democratic Party Chair Faisal Gill and Senate Minority Whip Dustin Degree, R-Franklin County. Also, we hear from Sen. Anthony Pollina, acting chair of the Progressive Party.

Broadcast live on Friday, June 16, 2017 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."
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