Like baby sea turtles crossing the sand, newly introduced bills - some new ideas, some retreads - make their way slowly through the committee and floor process in the Vermont House. If successful, the process will be repeated in the Senate and then go to the governor’s desk for his signature. The race is won by the quick and powerful - and baby sea turtles are neither. So in the Legislature, it helps to have friends who are.

Our courageous Legislature approved a resolution against armed insurrection and its alleged instigator, President Donald Trump. However, political caucus leaders decided the vote would be anonymous. And the new electronic voting system and Zoom proceedings kept their identities hidden.

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Now the Vermont Senate wants to kick Trump out of office, too. The vote was 29-1.

Amid pledges of unity and recovery, the Vermont House passed a resolution blaming President Trump for the DC riot and pressing him to resign.

A bill introduced yesterday would free teens age 16-18 from needing parental consent to be vaccinated.

The Vermont House yesterday elected Jill Krowinski, a former Planned Parenthood lobbyist and executive, as Speaker of the House.

They may call it ‘Zoom’ but if Tuesday’s dry run was any indicator, it’s going to be a looooong session for Vermont House members.

The rookie leaders in the Vermont House and Senate both say year #1 of this biennium will be all about pandemic recovery. But what does that really mean?

America needs to sacrifice to save the world - again. We need to get WWII-serious about climate change, one House leader writes.