For immediate release April 26, 2012 Contact Michael Briggs Phone: (202) 224-5141 WASHINGTON, April 26 – The Senate voted 68-31 Thursday to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the federal law to help women and children escape abuse. Sen. Bernie Sande... »
For immediate release April 27, 2012 Contact Martha Braithwaite (802) 323-6763 marthab@upvaft.org Montpelier, April 26, 2012. With a vote of 16-13, the Vermont State Senate voted to grant child care providers the right to choose to collectively bargain... »
The Senate spent more than 12 hours over two days on the Big Bill this week. You might think the state is in a major budget-cutting moment, but that isn’t the case. And yet, until 9 p.m. Thursday night senators hadn’t had a single debate over the $5 bi... »
For immediate release April 26, 2012 Contact Guy Page Phone: 802-505-0448 Email: page@vtep.org Montpelier, VT/April 25, 2012 – The Vermont Energy Partnership urges the Vermont Senate to reject the $7.5 million tax increase the Shumlin Administration is... »
an occasional letter from the legislature by Rep Tom Koch “Lemme outta here!!” I’m ready for the final gavel to drop, and the sooner it does, the safer the people will be! This is the point in the session that... »
For immediate release April 25, 2012 Contact Martha Braithwaite Phone: (802) 323-6763 Email: marthab@upvaft.org Montpelier, April 25, 2012: A strong majority of Vermont voters favor allowing early childhood educators to engage in collective bargaining ... »
As the Vermont Democratic Party gears up for the 2012 election, it has hired a Granite State political operative to lead the party’s staff. Julia Barnes, of Bedford, N.H., was chosen Monday night by the Dems’ executive committee to serve... »
For a few fleeting hours last week, marijuana decriminalization was the toke of the town in Montpelier. But like a spliff in an overcrowded dorm room, a push in the state Senate to lessen the penalties for pot possession quickly went up in smoke. And t... »
