Legislative

Senator Patrick Leahy: Annual Homelessness Memorial Vigil 01/07/2016

More Info Visit: http://legislature.vermont.gov/

Under the Dome: The Governor’s State of the State Address 01/07/2016

Governor Peter Shumlin addresses the Vermont Legislature to outline an agenda that he says will "make our great state even greater."

More Info Visit: http://legislature.vermont.gov/ or http://www.2016stateofthestate.com/

Vermont State House - Housing & Homelessness 01/06/2016

House Committee on Human Services and Housing Committee General, Housing and Military Affairs - January 5, 2016.

VT State House Special Event - Norm McAllister 01/06/2016

Vermont State Senate - Resolution to Suspend Sen. Norm McAllister - January 6, 2016

Vermont State House - Act 46 Update 01/05/2016

Senate Committee on Education - Act 46 Update Sec. Rebecca Holcombe - January 5, 2016.

Congressman Peter Welch: Importance of Advance Care Directives 01/05/2016

Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) unveils his bipartisan legislation offering an incentive to Medicare beneficiaries for completing advance care directives which specify preferred medical treatment should they become unable to make their own decisions. Welch is joined by Cathy Frank, former chair of the Vermont Ethics Network, Dr. Bob Macauley, Director of Clinical Ethics at the University of Vermont’s College of Medicine, and Asaad Trina, a third year UVM medical student. The legislation has been endorsed by a broad coalition, including the American College of Physicians, the National Right to Life Committee, the American Nurses Association, and the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care.

Read a one-page summary of the legislation here: http://1.usa.gov/1OdT2Qn

http://www.welch.house.gov

Legislative Report: Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council 12/21/2015

Burlington Representatives Joey Donovan (D), and Mary Sullivan (D) speak with Karen Lafayette, Legislative Liason with Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council.

More information at: www.vliac.org

VT State House Special Events - Senate Rules Committee 12/16/2015

Sen. Norm McAllister, R-Franklin suspension - December 16, 2015.

Common Good Vermont: Legislative Preview - Senator Tim Ashe 12/10/2015

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Chittenden County State Senator Tim Ashe (D/P), on the upcoming 2016 Legislative Session.

For more info go to: commongoodvt.org & to find out more about the upcoming Legislative Session visit: legislature.vermont.gov

2015 Chittenden County Municipal Legislative Breakfast 12/10/2015

The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission's (CCRPC) 2nd Annual Legislative Breakfast. The event serves as a forum for a short, focused conversation with local legislators and municipal representatives on key issues and high interest topics important to area municipalities for the upcoming 2015-2016 legislative session.

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