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The bill aims to reduce administrative burdens for providers and streamline care. Advocates say the processes for ordering tests or prescribing drugs can sometimes be a hindrance to care.
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A key tax-writing committee in the Vermont House on Tuesday unveiled the outlines of a major education finance overhaul that would fundamentally alter the state’s tradition of local control in school budgeting.
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The Vermont Senate has lost one of its most respected and influential members, and his departure signals a potentially generational change in the chamber.
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Sen. Mazza was the longest-serving member in the Senate. He submitted his formal letter of resignation to Gov. Phil Scott on Monday.
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott and Democratic lawmakers agree that improving public safety should be a top priority in Montpelier this year, but they’re at odds over how to accomplish that goal.
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The proposed constitutional amendment would protect the rights of employees in Vermont to organize and collectively bargain.
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The legislation would create the Community Resilience and Disaster Mitigation Fund, but lawmakers haven't decided to allocate any money for it yet. The legislation would also create new positions in Vermont Emergency Management, which are also currently unfunded.
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Sometimes students with dyslexia need extra help in school. Senate bill 204 would guarantee kids between kindergarten and third grade get screened for any learning differences they might have.
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The Vermont Statehouse this week became the front line in an ideological battle over the role of state government after Democrats in the House of Representatives approved $131 million in tax increases that Republicans derided as “off the rails and out of control.”