MONTPELIER – How are the children? That is the question we should be asking with the same discipline and transparency we apply to state revenues: reviewed regularly, measured honestly and reported for all to see. We love our children. Yet too many of them fall victim to neglect, instability and[Read More…]
Legislative Report
Exhilarating, sobering, mind-numbing, humbling
by Rep. David Yacovone MONTPELIER – Serving on the Appropriations Committee can be exhilarating, sobering, mind-numbing and humbling all at once. This week alone, close to sixty people paraded through our committee room to pitch their services for funding. Many of the organizations had been recommended for support by the governor,[Read More…]
Committee action planned
MONTPELIER – On the House Education Committee, we’ve been laying out the different paths Vermont could take when it comes to education reform. This month, we’ll begin exploring possible district maps that would plan for larger, more consolidated systems. At the same time, I will continue to strongly advocate for[Read More…]
I am hopeful we’ll come out stronger
MONTPELIER – The topic of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or ICE, weighed heavily on the minds of many legislators recently. The Governor made a strong statement saying “enough is enough” about the tactics being used by ICE to make America safer from violent illegal immigrants. The[Read More…]
Two weeks have been busy
MONTPELIER – The past two weeks have been busy. New bills are introduced daily on a myriad of topics. To date, the House of Representatives have voted on and passed 13 bills. These are now onto the Senate. The education committee seems to be inundated with bills addressing education reform[Read More…]
Montpelier, The Big Picture
MONTPELIER – The Legislature reconvened on January 6, with education reform being a top priority. That said, 115 new bills (a number still growing) have been compiled and assigned to various committees, including one from a Burlington representative that would establish a 10-member task force to investigate UFO sightings in[Read More…]
Economic ripples put pressure on Vermont
MONTPELIER – Vermont is under real and growing pressure, much of it driven by decisions made far beyond our borders. Tariffs, federal cutbacks and abrupt policy shifts are colliding with an already fragile state economy, intensifying stresses on working families, farmers, municipalities and small businesses. This is not abstract. Vermonters[Read More…]
Weighty issues in the first week
MONTPELIER – Vermonters are justifiably concerned with due process infractions that have persisted for many months, some in Vermont, with many more outside our borders. Continued action by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials has raised important questions about constitutional due process. The Fifth Amendment is clear: “no person shall be[Read More…]
First week of legislature busy and consequential
MONTPELIER – I hope you all enjoyed some restful holidays and are off to a rejuvenating new year, filled with renewed energy for making positive change. It’s a joy and an honor to be back in the State House. We’ve officially completed the first week of the new legislative session, and[Read More…]
A lot has happened since we last connected
GLOVER – I hope you’ve had a restful summer and a cozy colorful autumn. It’s been a little while since I’ve written, but with the new legislative biennium approaching, I’ll be in touch more often. A lot has happened since we’ve last connected. As many of you know, Orleans District[Read More…]
School Redistricting Task Force public engagement session, Oct. 10
MONTPELIER — The Act 73 Task Force is wrapping up its September 29 meeting. We reviewed a map based on current CTEs (Career and Technical Education) and their regional advisory boards. Work will continue on this construct. There is still conversation around maps that could be based on counties, regional high schools or[Read More…]
Update on Redistricting Task Force
GLOVER – Thank you to those of you who attended the September Legislative Coffee Hour at the Highland Center for the Arts today, and a big thank you to HCA for that delicious apple tart. For those of you who could not make it, I shared this update about the[Read More…]
