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The 2016 legislation session is in its final days with a number of key issues yet to be decided. Issues like the legalization marijuana, the creation of…
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Gov. Peter Shumlin wants House Speaker Shap Smith to bring a bill legalizing marijuana to the House floor for a vote, but Smith says he's not going to do…
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With the House and Senate deadlocked on a bill legalizing marijuana, a possible compromise is to present this issue to voters in a nonbinding referendum…
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House Speaker Shap Smith says the House will spend the second half of the session closely reviewing a Senate bill that legalizes marijuana. Smith says…
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Town Meeting Day traditionally marks the midpoint of the Legislative session. In the weeks ahead, the Legislature will continue to debate the legalization…
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It appears likely that more candidates are going to jump into the Democratic race for governor. Former Windham Sen. Peter Galbraith says he's seriously…
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Remember those controversial spending thresholds that lawmakers used to try to control school spending in Vermont? Well, they worked. Or not, depending on…
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Lawmakers burned the midnight oil early Saturday morning to approve a bill that softens the impact of school district spending thresholds.In the sort of…
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The future of a bill to legalize marijuana is very much in doubt on this first day of the 2016 session. House Speaker Shap Smith says there are still many…
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Vermont Lawmakers returned to Montpelier on Tuesday to kickoff the 2016 legislative session. The proceedings included all the ceremonial pleasantries that…