The Vermont Senate is set to give final approval on Friday to a bill that's intended to bolster Vermont鈥檚 response to prescription drug addiction by providing wider access to the state鈥檚 drug monitoring system.
There are many other issues on the and calendars. To keep track of the action on the House and Senate floor, you can listen on .
On Thursday, the House a bill that would allow workers to unionize who provide personal care to disabled Vermonters in their homes. The vote was 95-41. The measure mirrors a separate bill that would allow child care workers to unionize and would permit home care workers to negotiate with the state for better pay and benefits.
The debate in the Legislature is expected to heat up again next week as lawmakers turn to other signature bills of the session: one that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and another that would allow people in this country illegally, including migrant farm workers, to obtain drivers鈥� authorization cards.
