Statehouse Sitdown: Tim Ashe
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View ArticleRedux: Report calls for $1.6 billion in taxes, doesn’t include recommendation...
January 29, 2013; Andrew Stein; VTDiggerThe Shumlin administration’s much-anticipated financing plan for a single-payer health care system landed on the desks of Vermont legislators Thursday...
View ArticleLeaders Question Program that Puts Vermont's Homeless in Motels
January 30, 2013; Kathryn Flagg; Seven DaysMarkley believes most nonprofits agree that it’s time to come up with alternatives — and DCF apparently wants to hear them. They’re issuing a request for...
View ArticleLawmakers: Don’t bet on governor’s plan to raise $17 million from ‘break...
February 5, 2013; Andrew Stein; VTDiggerBut the Senate Finance Committee is not sticking with the administration’s methodology, said Sen. Tim Ashe, who chairs that committee.“The Legislature has a...
View ArticleRoll Call: Which Senators Chose Corporate Money Over Real Election Reform?
In an effort to keep you better informed about what’s going on in Montpelier, we’ve decided to start posting some of the key roll call votes this Legislative Biennium so you can keep track of who in...
View ArticleShould Progressives challenge Shumlin in 2014?
August 5, 2013; Terri Hallenbeck; Burlington Free PressWhen members of the Vermont Progressive Party gather Saturday for their state meeting, they will openly discuss the burning issue of the day:...
View ArticleWill a Prog Run for Gov? Nope.
August 8, 2013; Paul Heintz; Seven Days"Should Progs challenge Shumlin in '14?"That's the question Burlington Free Press reporter Terri Hallenbeck put to Vermont Progressive Party leaders in Tuesday's...
View ArticleMinutes - August 2013 State Committee Meeting
1. Opening Remarks from Party Chair, Martha AbbottMartha Abbott reviewed the agenda and noted highlights of what the Party has achieved in recent years, including pushing state towards single payer...
View Article2013 Statewide Convention - Proposed Agenda
Annual Convention and State Committee MeetingNovember 9, 2013; 1:00 pmCapital City Grange, BerlinREGISTRATION & LUNCH (12:30 PM)CONVENTION (1:00 PM) Welcome: Martha Abbott (10 minutes)A special...
View ArticleProgressives Announce Slate of 21 Candidates
June 1, 2014; Anne Galloway; VTDiggerThe Vermont Progressive Party will have four statewide candidates, three incumbent senators and 14 House candidates running for office in the 2014 election.The...
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