Pay Hikes for Speaker & Pro Tem & More!
The House Corrections and Institutions Committee will hear reports on the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and an update on issues plaguing DOC. It will review funding for placing inmates out-of-state and learn more about youth placed at the Woodside juvenile facility. Also: funding for a project at the Brattleboro Retreat and a State House space utilization study. Tuesday the Human Rights Commission will brief House Read More…
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If Legislature Passes Global Warming Solutions Act, TCI Carbon Tax Will Follow
February 7, 2020 – Supporters of the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) needn’t worry about the Legislature’s cool reception to the unpopular regional carbon tax. If H.688. the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), passes, the TCI will become inevitable. The GWSA says Vermont must meet stringent carbon emissions reduction goals. And must really means must. GWSA Read More…
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House Judiciary Committee hearing on H.610 review
The committee convened around 9 and began with the initial reading and breakdown of the bill. The first part of the bill “eliminates the default proceed” procedure on a firearm sale if the FBI can’t complete your “instant” background check within the 3-day period. Given the FBI has let some 1.1 million background checks go Read More…
