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Climate Dispatch: The Flood Safety Act Advances with Senator Bray

Climate Dispatch: The Flood Safety Act Advances with Senator Bray

On Wednesday, the Flood Safety Act (S.213) was passed out of the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee on a unanimous 5-0 vote. It will now move to Senate Finance and then Senate Appropriations before heading to the floor for a vote by the full Senate. In...

Vermont Senate Committee Advances Flood Safety Act (S.213)

Vermont Senate Committee Advances Flood Safety Act (S.213)

Montpelier, VT – Today, the Vermont Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Energy voted 5-0 to advance S.213, the Flood Safety Act. This bill takes important steps to reduce the risk of future flooding and strengthen our communities’ resilience. After the...

VCV Presents Sen. Anne Watson and Rep. Mike Rice with 2024 Environmental Rising Star Awards

VCV Presents Sen. Anne Watson and Rep. Mike Rice with 2024 Environmental Rising Star Awards

Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) presented this year’s VCV Environmental Rising Star Awards to Senator Anne Watson (D/P-Washington) and Representative Mike Rice (D-Dorset). The VCV Environmental Rising Star Award is presented bi-annually to first-term legislators who have stepped up to be effective champions of VCV priority issues in their first legislative session, and who have a bright future of environmental leadership.

Legislative Lassos: Meeting the Chiefs of Staff

Legislative Lassos: Meeting the Chiefs of Staff

Ashley Moore and Conor Kennedy, the chiefs of staff for Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth (D-Chittenden Central) and Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington) provide a peek behind the podiums, sharing details of their roles, what led them to this work, how they spend their rare free time, and their involvement in helping pass legislation.