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Is Serving in the State House Sustainable?
Rep. Saudia LaMont (D-Morristown) speaks about her experience as a freshman legislator and how the reality of serving differed from her perception while campaigning, the weight she carries representing several different identities in a mostly homogenous state, and what keeps her doing this work.
Affordable Heat Act Advances Unanimously through Vermont Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee
Montpelier – Today, in a huge victory for climate action and addressing Vermont’s second largest source of climate pollution – the thermal heating sector – the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee voted 5-0 to advance the Affordable Heat Act (S.5). This...
Vermont’s Love/Hate Relationship with Act 250
Rep. Amy Sheldon (D-Middlebury) breaks down the complicated relationship Vermonters have – both appreciation and concerns about Act 250, what changes need to be made, and what the future of the law looks like.
Roaring Twenties: Three Young Lawmakers’ Reflections
Sen. Becca White (D-Windsor), Rep. Jay Hooper (D-Randolph), and Rep. Lucy Boyden (D-Cambridge) discuss their experiences as legislators in the 20s. The three reflect on ageism both on the campaign trail and in the state house, the difficulties of serving as a young person, as well as why their voices matter.
Looking Back on 15 Years of Environmental Justice
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D/P-Chittenden Southeast) takes a look back at the environmental justice legislation that inspired her to run for the state legislature over 15 years ago and the importance of equity in the conversation about the environment and climate.
Accessibility from State Trails to the State House
Rep. Elizabeth Burrows (D/P-West Windsor) speaks about her proposed bill that would make state-owned and managed trails more physically accessible and about the limitations of serving for differently-abled legislators.