The Vermont Legislature will have to return to the drawing board for another Act 250 reform bill. Gov. Phil Scott vetoed H926 because - among other things - it failed to adequately regulate the use of rural trails for the mountain-biking industry.

A prominent Vermont racial justice organization says S54, the commercial cannabis bill, should be vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott because it perpetuates system racism surrounding marijuana and blacks. A decision is expected by Gov. Scott by Wednesday.

Gov. Scott seems open to signing the commercial cannabis bill approved by Vermont Legislature.

The Global Warming Solutions Act is now law. Will Gov. Scott continue to oppose it through appointees? Will he challenge it in court?

During the pandemic, Gov. Scott has done well by Vermonters by paying attention to science. Now he can do so for another looming public health emergency by vetoing S54, the commercial cannabis bill.

The Vermont Constitution requires the separation of Legislative and Executive Powers - and the Global Warming Solutions Act orders the executive branch to abdicate some of its constitutional powers. Expect a court challenge, Gov. Phil Scott said last week.

If the Senate also overrides the veto - which it is likely to do - Vermont will have a new law that gives broad authority to reduce carbon emissions to an unelected board, and also gives advocacy groups unprecedented powers to sue the State for non-compliance to carbon reduction goals.

H688 offers no actual solutions to global warming. Instead it makes an unconstitutional, unelected board to do the Legislature’s work for them, Gov. Scott said.

H688, the Global Warming Solutions Act, is likely to be approved in the (pandemic-only?) final session of the 2020 Legislature. It also faces a likely veto from Gov. Phil Scott. Can the bill’s backers muster 100 override votes in the House?