Lawmaking in the COVID Era -
The legislature adjourned on June 26 at 8:41 p.m. Sort of. After holding what was nearly the longest and certainly the strangest session in history, the legislature has really only recessed,...more
7/7/2020
/ Broadband ,
CARES Act ,
Cloud Storage ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Global Warming ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Internet Taxation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Leave ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Schools ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
State Funding ,
State Grants ,
State Legislatures ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Universities
Divided House committee approves Act 250 compromise -
After more than a year of work, the House Natural Resources Committee voted 6-3 to approve sweeping changes to Vermont’s landmark land-use law, including a provision...more
2/19/2020
/ Educational Institutions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Global Warming ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mental Health ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pensions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Retirement Plan ,
Stem cells ,
Suicide ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Vaping
Global Warming Solutions Act: asking for too much or not enough?
The House Committee on Energy and Technology took testimony this week on the The Global Warming Solutions Act. University of Vermont Professor Jon Erickson...more
1/27/2020
/ ACOs ,
Board of Education ,
Capital Investments ,
Climate Change ,
Cloud Computing ,
Community Development ,
Competency Requirements ,
Educational Institutions ,
Elder Issues ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Global Warming ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Records ,
Research and Development ,
Small Business Loans ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Tax Returns ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Ways and Means Committee
Paid Family Leave -
A bill to require paid family leave, H.107, was left on the legislative calendar upon adjournment last May, a result of a stalemate between House and Senate leadership....more
12/27/2019
/ Cannabis Products ,
Construction Project ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Global Warming ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Real Estate Market ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Single-Use/No Resale Restriction ,
Solid Waste ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Vaping ,
Wage and Hour