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House Speaker Mitzi Johnson On Paid Family Leave And School Financing

House Speaker Mitzi Johnson joins "Vermont Edition" to discuss some of her priorities this legislative session.
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House Speaker Mitzi Johnson joins "Vermont Edition" to discuss some of her priorities this legislative session.

House Speaker Mitzi Johnson says passing a paid family leave bill this year is one of her top priorities.

We're talking with Speaker Johnson about that bill, plus education funding, water quality, the push for a higher minimum wage and other big issues.

Broadcast live on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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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