/tags/mitzi-johnson Mitzi Johnson en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:57:49 GMT /vpr-news/2020-11-05/we-have-to-expand-our-outreach-vt-democratic-party-chair-on-election-results How did Vermont’s Democratic Party do in this election?Democrats in Vermont held onto their wide majorities in the state House and Senate and maintainedâ€� Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:57:49 GMT /vpr-news/2020-11-05/we-have-to-expand-our-outreach-vt-democratic-party-chair-on-election-results Henry Epp /vpr-news/2020-11-04/reporter-debrief-speakers-race-headed-to-recount-scotts-big-win A record number of Vermonters cast ballots in Tuesday's election, and voters delivered some surprising results: Republican Gov. Phil Scott defeated hisâ€� Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:19:45 GMT /vpr-news/2020-11-04/reporter-debrief-speakers-race-headed-to-recount-scotts-big-win Peter Hirschfeld, Henry Epp /programs/2020-10-07/house-speaker-outgoing-senate-president-on-the-pandemic-legislative-session The Vermont Legislature just finished a very unusual session, with meetings and voting by video, a schedule that ran through September and landmarkâ€� Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:32:15 GMT /programs/2020-10-07/house-speaker-outgoing-senate-president-on-the-pandemic-legislative-session Bob Kinzel, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2020-06-16/scott-lawmakers-tussle-over-covid-relief-for-vermont-businesses The question of how much federal coronavirus aid should go to small businesses - and how quickly they should get it - has sparked a dustup betweenâ€� Tue, 16 Jun 2020 19:57:08 GMT /vpr-news/2020-06-16/scott-lawmakers-tussle-over-covid-relief-for-vermont-businesses Peter Hirschfeld /programs/2020-05-07/budgets-covid-19-relief-and-end-of-session-senate-house-leaders-offer-legislative-update The legislative session will likely be extended into the summer, and there are still many things still waiting for the Vermont House and Senate to finish.â€� Thu, 07 May 2020 13:37:38 GMT /programs/2020-05-07/budgets-covid-19-relief-and-end-of-session-senate-house-leaders-offer-legislative-update Jane Lindholm, Emily Aiken, Abagael Giles /vpr-news/2020-01-05/vermont-legislative-leaders-look-ahead-at-issues-they-want-to-tackle-in-2020 Democratic lawmakers closed out Vermont's 2019 legislative session in May under a cloud of discord after House and Senate negotiators failed to reachâ€� Sun, 05 Jan 2020 17:05:00 GMT /vpr-news/2020-01-05/vermont-legislative-leaders-look-ahead-at-issues-they-want-to-tackle-in-2020 Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2019-12-12/scott-seizes-opening-for-voluntary-paid-family-leave-program In a move that could recast the partisan political debate over paid family and medical leave in Vermont, the Scott administration has inked a two-yearâ€� Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:43:46 GMT /vpr-news/2019-12-12/scott-seizes-opening-for-voluntary-paid-family-leave-program Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2019-11-10/voluntary-or-mandatory-clash-over-paid-family-leave-approach-to-resume-in-2020 Democratic House Speaker Mitzi Johnson says the passage of a mandatory paid family leave bill will be a top priority in Vermont's 2020 legislativeâ€� Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2019-11-10/voluntary-or-mandatory-clash-over-paid-family-leave-approach-to-resume-in-2020 Bob Kinzel /programs/2019-05-30/what-happened-house-senate-leaders-give-their-take-on-legislative-sessions-end With large Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, it seemed in January that the Vermont Legislature would easily pass longstanding progressiveâ€� Thu, 30 May 2019 20:56:48 GMT /programs/2019-05-30/what-happened-house-senate-leaders-give-their-take-on-legislative-sessions-end Ric Cengeri, Bob Kinzel /vpr-news/2019-05-29/vermont-senate-adjourns-session-pushing-paid-leave-minimum-wage-efforts-to-2020 On Wednesday evening, the Vermont Senate reconvened in Montpelier to officially adjourn the 2019 legislative session.Senate lawmakers had hoped theirâ€� Wed, 29 May 2019 15:24:40 GMT /vpr-news/2019-05-29/vermont-senate-adjourns-session-pushing-paid-leave-minimum-wage-efforts-to-2020 Peter Hirschfeld