Legislative Report

The Yield Bill and Vote

STANNARD – I voted in favor of the yield bill on the floor, and to override the governor’s veto of the yield bill, H.887. The yield bill is a very important piece of legislation which comes up every year. This bill sets the state’s funding level for the state’s education[Read More…]

Veto Session, School Property Taxes

by Rep. Avram Patt WORCESTER – I will be wrapping up my last term with two reports about the historically unprecedented number of bills vetoed by Governor Scott, in this session as well as in his entire time in office. The Governor vetoed eight bills just this year. Six of[Read More…]

Beck to Run for Senate

ST. JOHNSBURY – On Tuesday, after serving for 10 years in the Vermont House of Representatives, I submitted my candidate petition to be the next Vermont Senator for Caledonia District: Barnet, Danville, Groton, Hardwick, Newbury, Peacham, Ryegate, St. Johnsbury, Stannard, Walden, Waterford, and Wheelock.Running for the Vermont Senate is a[Read More…]

Adjourned! End of Session Wrap-up

CRAFTSBURY – This session, I introduced bills and supported policies that reflect the priorities of our district. As co-chair of the Rural Caucus I fought to correct bills that didn’t adequately address the unique needs of our rural communities. I voted no on policies that threatened the wellbeing of my[Read More…]

Not Running for Re-election

WORCESTER – I am writing to let everyone in the Lamoille-Washington House district and others know that I will not be seeking re-election as one of the district’s two State Representatives for the next term which begins in 2025. This decision was not any easy one. I have thought and[Read More…]

Representatives Work on Taxes, Senate Bills

WORCESTER – The House Ways and Means and Education Committees are working on a number of bills dealing with property tax and education funding issues that have been front and center this session, as they have been in the Senate as well. These include the annual “Yield Bill,” the chief[Read More…]

Advertising

The Hardwick Gazette

The Hardwick Gazette, PO Box 9, Hardwick, VT 05843

Newsroom: [email protected]
Advertising: [email protected]

Tel: 802.472.6521

EDITOR
Paul Fixx

SPORTS WRITERS
Ken Brown
Eric Hanson
PHOTOGRAPHER
Vanessa Fournier
CIRCULATION
Dawn Gustafson
PRODUCTION
Sandy Atkins, Dawn Gustafson

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Trish Alley, Sandy Atkins, Brendan Buckley, Elizabeth Dow, Hal Gray, Henry Homeyer, Pat Hussey,Willem Lange, Cheryl Luther Michaels, Tyler Molleur, Liz Steel. John Walters
INTERNS
Megan Cane, Raymonda Parchment

CARTOONIST
Julie Atwood