Legislative

Under the Dome: 2014 VT State House - Health Care Reform: BCBSVT 02/20/2014

Feb 20, 2014 - House Committee on Ways & Means: Health Care Reform - Don George, CEO, BCBSVT

Under the Dome: 2014 VT State House - H.497 Open Meeting Law 02/19/2014

Feb 19, 2014 - H.497 House Committee on Govt Operations: Open Meeting Law

Under the Dome: 2014 VT State House: Advocate Hearing: Proposed 2015 Budget 02/18/2014

Feb 18, 2014 - House Committee on Appropriations: Advocate Public Hearing for Governor's Proposed FY 2015 State Budget

Under the Dome: Senate and House Transportation Issues 02/17/2014

Chittenden County Senate and House members from the Transportation Committees discuss the legislative topics active in their Committee this session.

Under the Dome: House Corrections and Institutions Issues 02/10/2014

Vermont House Committee on Corrections and Institutions members discuss the FY14 capital construction budget adjustment bill, moratorium on school construction bonds, plans for the State Hospital, incoming bills dealing with mental health issues, corrections crowding and opiate epidemic. Rep. Linda Myers (Essex/Vice Chair, Terry McCaig (Williston), and Joan Lenes (Shelburne/ Clerk) join host Nick Carter.

Congressional Delegation - Student Access to College Improved by Appropriation Bill 02/03/2014

Vermont’s congressional delegation -- Senator Patrick Leahy, David Weinstein, representing Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch -- and VSAC President & CEO Scott Giles will discuss how student access to college has been improved by passage of the recently passed appropriations bill. The Vermont delegation’s efforts in that bill – which was enacted on Jan. 17 -- will also preserve jobs at VSAC

Under the Dome: Rep. Chris Pearson - House Health Care Overview 02/03/2014

Representative Chris Pearson (Burlington), member of the VT House Committee on Health Care provides an overview of current health care discussions, prospects for financing proposed Vermont’s Universal Health Care system, use of Results-Based Accountability in Legislative policy making, the re-introduced “Economic Bill of Rights”, designed to address income disparity, access to rental housing across the state, and efforts of the Climate Caucus.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Town Meeting on on the NSA and Our Constitutional Rights of Privacy 02/01/2014

Sen. Sanders host a town meeting in Montpelier on the NSA and our constitutional rights of privacy.

Under the Dome: Lobbyist: Andy MacLean, MacLean, Meehan & Rice LLC 01/27/2014

ANDREW W. MACLEAN is a founding partner in MacLean Meehan & Rice. He represents commercial clients and specializes in developing strategies to allow those clients to thrive in Vermont’s unique legislative and regulatory environment. Andy speaks with Lauren-Glenn Davitian and shares insights into the 2014 Legislative Session.

Under the Dome: State Budget Perspectives 01/27/2014

Senate Finance Chair Tim Ashe (D/P-Burlington) is joined by House Ways and Means member Jim Condon (D-Colchester) to discuss spending and taxing strategies by the committees this 2014 Session.

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