Paid Family Leave

(Airs 01/10/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: State lawmakers come back to Albany for this year’s legislative session, New York becomes the first state in the country to mandate paid prenatal leave for pregnant workers, and after the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, North Country officials involved in border issues are watching closely.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused his weekly briefing today on child care and family leave proposals that the legislature is considering.

During his weekly briefing this afternoon Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused on some bills being considered by the legislature that he says could compromise his efforts to make the state more affordable.

Republican Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused his weekly briefing today on issues where he agrees with the Democratically controlled legislature.

Municipal employees were not included in the state's 2018 family leave act

A coalition of groups gathered at the Statehouse in Montpelier today to mark the anniversary of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act and advocate for universal paid family and medical leave.

Vermont’s Democratic Lieutenant Governor held a series of panel discussions on a variety of issues during the legislative session. Her last virtual…

As representatives in Washington debate a new COVID-19 relief bill, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says an extension of a paid leave provision should be…

The Vermont House has failed to override Governor Phil Scott’s veto of a paid family and medical leave bill by one vote.House bill 107 intended to create…

The Democratic-led Vermont House has failed to override a veto by Republican Gov. Phil Scott of a bill that would have established a paid family leave…