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Vermont Legislature Adjourns Session

Pat Bradley — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:00 +0000

The Vermont Legislature ended the first half of its biennium Tuesday night, bringing the 2013 session to a close.

Vt. Lawmakers To Grapple With Death, Licenses

Jaired Crofut — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:49:35 +0000

Vermont lawmakers have a heavy agenda set for today.

On the Senate's calendar is a bill that would allow Vermont doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who request it. Two sharply different bills have passed the House and the Senate previously. Up for debate in the Senate is whether to concur with the House version.

The House, meanwhile, is to take up final approval of a bill that would grant a new sort of Vermont driver's license called a driver's privilege card to guest workers who can't prove they're in the country legally.

Vermont House Debates Immigrant Driver Privileges

Pat Bradley — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:15:00 +0000

The Vermont House has given preliminary approval to a bill that would allow immigrant farmworkers who are in the country illegally to drive in Vermont, with a new type of driver's privilege card.

Vermont Representatives Get Training on Legislative Etiquette

Pat Bradley — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Vermont House members took a pause from usual deliberations on Tuesday for a session on proper decorum in the chamber.

Vermont Representative Poirier Drops Plans to Run for Speaker

Pat Bradley — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Vermont State Representative Paul Poirier is no longer running for speaker of the House.

The Barre independent sent an email to House members on Wednesday saying he has dropped his plans to challenge Democratic incumbent Speaker Shap Smith because he says he couldn't win.

The Burlington Free Press reports that Poirier said he didn't want to waste time on a hopeless challenge and start the new session with bad feelings.

The House will elect a speaker when the legislative session opens on Jan. 9.

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VT House Debates Childhood Immunization Law

Tristan O'Neill — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:13:13 +0000

The Vermont House has voted to uphold a philosophical exemption for parents who want to skip the requirement that their children get a series of vaccinations before being allowed to attend school or child care.