Renewable bill would raise rates by up to 10 percent per year -
The Senate Finance and Natural Resources and Energy committees took testimony this week on S.267, a bill to increase to 100 percent the renewable energy...more
3/2/2020
/ Capital Investments ,
Economic Growth ,
Educational Institutions ,
Energy Market ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Incentives ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
PFAS ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Increment Financing ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Utility Rates ,
Wage and Hour
Global Warming Solutions Act: asking for too much or not enough?
The House Committee on Energy and Technology took testimony this week on the The Global Warming Solutions Act. University of Vermont Professor Jon Erickson...more
1/27/2020
/ ACOs ,
Board of Education ,
Capital Investments ,
Climate Change ,
Cloud Computing ,
Community Development ,
Competency Requirements ,
Educational Institutions ,
Elder Issues ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Global Warming ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Records ,
Research and Development ,
Small Business Loans ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Tax Returns ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Ways and Means Committee
News about severe financial difficulties at the Brattleboro Retreat quickly spread throughout the State House this week, and just as quickly legislators rallied to throw their support behind the venerable institution....more
1/14/2020
/ Hospitals ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Mental Health ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Records ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
Paid Family Leave -
A bill to require paid family leave, H.107, was left on the legislative calendar upon adjournment last May, a result of a stalemate between House and Senate leadership....more
12/27/2019
/ Cannabis Products ,
Construction Project ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Global Warming ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Real Estate Market ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Single-Use/No Resale Restriction ,
Solid Waste ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Vaping ,
Wage and Hour
The House Committee on Judiciary heard vastly different views this week on a new version of S.37, legislation passed by the Senate last month that would have adopted a strict liability standard for harm caused by toxic...more
4/26/2019
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Minimum Wage ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rural Health Care Program ,
State and Local Government ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Water ,
Ways and Means Committee
PFAS bill progresses -
The House Natural Resources Committee finished deliberation this week on S.49, a bill that grants the Agency of Natural Resources more discretion in setting the maximum contaminant level for PFAS...more
4/15/2019
/ Cannabis Products ,
Contract Renewal ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Expenses ,
Minimum Wage ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
Strict Liability ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Wage and Hour
House passes paid family leave bill -
The House approved a paid family leave bill, H.107 on Friday. Notably, the vote was 92-52 -- eight votes short of the threshold needed to override the governor’s expected veto....more
4/9/2019
/ ACOs ,
Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC+) ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pending Legislation ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Wage and Hour
Paid family leave moves into the spotlight -
The House General, Housing, and Military Affairs Committee dedicated most of its time this week to the issue of paid family leave. The committee heard from administration...more
2/13/2019
/ Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Emergency Rooms ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Wage and Hour
Bill imposing strict liability for chemical management receives first Senate hearing -
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week on S.37, a bill that would impose strict liability on a person who releases a...more
1/28/2019
/ Chemicals ,
Health Care Providers ,
Home Health Care ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
Strict Liability ,
Wage and Hour
Senate Money Panel Passes Budget Bill -
On a vote of 7-0, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a $5.8 billion budget on Friday that closes a $72 million projected gap between revenues and expenditures in the 2018...more
4/25/2017
/ ACOs ,
Emergency Response ,
Environmental Policies ,
Financial Institutions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Independent Contractors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Legislative Committees ,
Mental Health ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Tax Increment Financing ,
Wage and Hour
Paid Family Leave Could Be Costly -
The House Committee on Ways and Means took up H.196, the Paid Family Leave bill this week after it passed out of the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs over...more
4/3/2017
/ ACOs ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Emergency Response ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Independent Contractors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Sharing Economy ,
Telemedicine ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
House Commerce Considers Independent Contractors, Again -
Vermont's business community continues to plead with lawmakers to update the statute defining independent contractors, arguing that current law is costly and...more
3/7/2017
/ Economic Development ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Health Care Providers ,
Independent Contractors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mental Health ,
Misclassification ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Nurses ,
Proposed Legislation ,
PTSD ,
Public Schools ,
Rural Areas ,
Rural Development ,
Suicide ,
Tax Increases ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Wage and Hour ,
Water ,
Workers' Compensation Defense
Act 188 Plans On Hold as New Chemical Bill is Introduced -
Nearly three years after the legislature passed a law to regulate children’s products containing chemicals of high concern, a web site intended to inform the...more
2/28/2017
/ ACOs ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Angel Investors ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Blue Cross ,
Blue Shield ,
Children's Products ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty to Warn ,
Economic Development ,
Employee Housing ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Housing Market ,
Insurance Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Meals-Gifts-and Entertainment Rules ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
Minimum Wage ,
Municipalities ,
Original Source ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
R&D ,
Research and Development ,
Safety Standards ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Suicide ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Increment Financing ,
Tax Revenues ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Traditional News ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
Paid Sick Leave Bill Appears on Track for Passage -
The Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee on Thursday approved its version of a House-passed bill, H.187, that would require many Vermont...more