As the Senate debates health insurance reform, it’s important to keep in mind that 39 Senate Republicans voted not to discuss the problem at all. They know the system is broken. They know we need to make changes. They know health care costs are far too high and increase at [...]
Bernanke's nomination comes before the Senate Banking Committee this Thursday. It's unclear how far he'll be willing to go with this hold, but it's a very big deal regardless. Reid has shown in the past' [...]
After seeing the number of politicians in Vermont coming out so early to enter the Statewide races, I wonder why would I make a decision to support a candidate until after the next legislative session? Especially if the candidate is already in the House, Senate or currently serving in an [...]
The Senate produced two health care bills out of committee. Senator Reid caucused behind closed doors with Democrats to craft a single bill out of these. And on Saturday, he got the votes he needed to bring this bill to the floor for debate. But the likelyhood of this [...]
So says Susan Bartlett, member of the Vermont Senate and candidate for the job of governor, one of five who appeared at a meeting in Burlington last night where:
Two of the candidates, Racine and Bartlett, pointedly talked about the importance of protecting the environment, then about [...]
Now that at least one candidate for Governor has affirmed that there will be hearings in the Senate on S.88 (universal health care), it is time to now squeeze the same commitment out of the chair of the House Healthcare committee, and hold hearings on H-100.
Rep. Steve Maier, [...]
As expected, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin of Putney announced Monday morning that he will be a Democratic candidate for governor in 2010.
Here's what he had to say:
Vermonters are struggling to get by during these tough economic times. Tough times require tough and visionary [...]
Senator Peter Shumlin will hold a press conference on Monday, November 16 to discuss his campaign for Governor.
When: Monday, November' [...]
There are many wonderful things about this State Senate campaign, so far, but very near the top? Watching young creative types produce state-of-the-art work, for no other reasons than that they believe in the campaign and that they love what they do. Case in point: Matt Goudey, the campaign videographer. [...]
Couple of hot items from New York:
Delay has a way of claiming its victims.
Last legislative session the Senate made the long-discussed move to change the date of the Vermont primary – always held the second Tuesday in September. But the House could not be bothered. It wasn’t a [...]
