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…]
Legislative Report
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…]
School redistricting task force update
MONTPELIER – Some community members have reached out to me for updates on the new redistricting task force that is responsible for creating the maps that will be presented to the legislature in the upcoming legislative session, and it seems like a good time to make that information available to[Read More…]
Act 73 Redistricting Task Force Update
MONTPELIER – The Redistricting Task Force had its second meeting last week. A rubric was developed to evaluate map proposals and I will be working on a map with Dave Wolk (Governor’s Appointment) that is based off of existing Career and Technical Education centers CTE). The co-chairs are attempting to[Read More…]
Welch Amendments to Tax Bill Aim to Protect Health Care, Support Rural Hospitals, Food Assistance Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – I have proposed changes to President Trump and Senate Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which will pay for tax cuts for billionaires by kicking millions of Americans off Medicaid and closing rural hospitals, cutting food assistance programs and tanking the economy. My changes to the Republican tax[Read More…]
Final Bill Passes Legislature
MONTPELIER – H.454 was the final bill that passed Vermont’s legislature this year after an unusual and difficult conference committee that had to rectify two versions of a bill, neither of which had majority support in the House or Senate. The Governor intends to sign H.454 and begin a long[Read More…]
Session Ends Like Roller Coaster
MONTPELIER – The legislative session came to an end a bit like a roller coaster. We wrapped up most of our work on Friday, May 30, working until 11 p.m., as votes passed back and forth between the House and Senate. I was pleased to see that Governor Scott signed[Read More…]
Final 2025 Legislative Session Update
MONTPELIER – This will be my final newsletter of the 2025 session, though I may be in touch throughout the summer and certainly again in fall as the new session shapes up. Please feel free to reach out to me as well if you have legislative questions. I have written[Read More…]
When Schools Close it Will Be Our Doing
MONTPELIER – June 16 was a really big day in the State House. We adjourned around 8:30 p.m. after finally passing the big H. 454 education bill that was the main reason we had to adjourn for two weeks and then come back. I voted No, one of only a[Read More…]
Housing, Healthcare, Education Legislation Passed
MONTPELIER – Vermont’s 2025 legislative session ended on Monday evening, normally the session ends around Mother’s Day. November’s election demonstrated that Vermonters wanted change and that work took longer than is customary. Significant changes were made to healthcare, housing, and education. Going into the session everyone knew that healthcare was[Read More…]
