Legislative Update 2/1/12 - “I’ve attached a self-explanatory email sent yesterday to members of the Senate Appropriations and Health and Welfare committees. At the last minute the House added a floor amendment to this bill that would divert half of any surplus in any given year to the Education fund, with the idea that this would provide property tax relief….” (Read More)
Legislative Update 1/4/12 - “The good news is, as
we foreshadowed at our last meeting, that the financial picture of the state
seems to be improving. The projected budget deficit has now been reduced by a
third – from $75m to $46m….” (Read More)
Legislative Update 10/3/11 – “Political News- Irene continues to be a game changer in all respects. As you will readily see below, it is already impacting the state budget and several of our issues…..” (Read More)Legislative Update 8/3/11 – “Some folks are starting to pick up odd bits of information or are asking questions about the status of LIHEAP funding out of Washington – and there is some resulting confusion. Actually there should be no confusion at all…” (Read More)
Legislative Update 8/3/11 (2) – “While the revenue forecast in Vermont looks much better than anticipated, the recent debt deal out of Washington could be very problematic for the states and municipalities…” (Read More)
Legislative Update 8/2/11 - “This afternoon, the Senate passed legislation to raise the debt ceiling, reduce the deficit and create a special committee to determine a second round of deficit reduction decisions…” (Read More)
Legislative Update 3/1/11 – “The Legislature is adjourned for Town meeting week and will return on March 8th. The two big issues when they return are the same as they have been throughout the session – health care and the budget…” (Read More)
Legislative Update 2/22/11- “Good afternoon. My name is Michael Sirotkin and I represent COVE, the Community of Vermont Elders. I am here representing a group of Vermonters who are unable to speak on their own behalf – frail elders, many of whom are disabled…” (Read More) Legislative Update 2/3/11 – “Gini and I met with AHS Secretary Doug Racine several weeks back and while the budget report he gave us was sobering (see below) he did emphasize that it was a work in progress; and that if we could present alternatives that they would be entertained…” (Read More)Legislative Update 1/6/11 – “Yesterday Governor Shumlin appointed Susan Wehry, MD as Commissioner of DAIL. COVE has worked with Dr. Wehry on numerous occasions starting with the establishment of the senior mental health clinician initiative. She was a practicing psychiatrist specializing in elder care…” (Read More)
