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Education, healthcare and land use reform dominate Legislative breakfast
VERGENNES — Healthcare reform, new land-use protocols and an ongoing revamp of Vermont’s public education system were among the dominant topics at this year’s first legislative breakfast, held…
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2026 legislative forums slated
Organizers of this year’s Addison County Legislative Breakfasts series have announced five gatherings for local lawmakers to update their constituents about goings on in the Vermont Statehouse this…
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Legislators talk budget standoff, federal funding
While public education reform has been generating most of the headlines from the Statehouse, a budget adjustment act standoff between Gov. Phil Scott and the Legislature and the…
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Lawmakers talk education funding at Bristol Legislative Breakfast
Efforts to streamline Vermont’s public education system, a potential loss of federal funding for state programs and the ongoing, unbridled rise in health insurance premiums dominated discussion at…
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Legislative breakfasts return
The annual Addison County Legislative Breakfast/Luncheon series will kick off on Monday, Feb. 10, and will convene five times through April.
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Healthcare, housing top concerns at legislative breakfast
Efforts to protect pollinators, grow affordable housing and pass healthcare reform were among the hot topics of the final legislative breakfast of 2024, held Monday at the Weybridge…
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Letter to the editor: More lawmakers asked to attend
Our next, and last, Legislative Breakfast will be held in Weybridge on Monday, 8 April. Let’s have some of our representatives there!
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Hunting takes center stage at legislative breakfast
Were it not for state Sen. Chris Bray, D-Bristol, Monday’s legislative breakfast at St. Peter’s Parish Hall in Vergennes would have just been called “breakfast.”
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Fish & Wildlife bill gets mixed reviews
At Monday’s Legislative Breakfast, local hunting and trapping enthusiasts grilled Sen. Chris Bray on bill S.258, which proposes to transfer the authority to adopt rules for the taking…
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Legislative breakfasts resume
After the longtime coordinator of the local Legislative Breakfast series, Jim Morse, died this past November, it was unclear if there’d be a local forum at which county…
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Beth Morse takes over Legislative breakfast series
Jim Morse died on Nov. 9, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. And now, a second generation of the Morse family has vowed to extend and deepen Jim’s…
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Childcare, energy bills in spotlight
Local lawmakers on Monday provided an update on bills that will advance through the legislative process this year, including measures that would authorize online sports betting, provide more…
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Lawmakers talk ‘affordable heat’
State lawmakers are getting ready to discuss a bill that would establish an “Affordable Heat Act,” or AHA, aimed at reducing Vermonters’ heating bills and steering them toward…
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Legislative Breakfasts resume
The 2023 Legislative Breakfast series will debut in Vergennes on Monday, Feb. 13, at the St. Peter’s Parrish Hall, 85 Maple St.
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Legislative breakfasts will go on
Addison County’s long tradition of holding legislative breakfasts linking elected politicians with their constituents while the General Assembly is in session will continue — with a few tweaks.
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Legislative breakfasts to kick off on Feb. 3
ADDISON COUNTY — The annual Addison County Legislative Breakfast series will kick off on Monday, Feb. 3, and will convene on an almost-weekly basis through April. The legislative…