LTE: Sen. Alison Clarkson, Legislative Update, May

Dear Editor,   What a biennium this has been. It began in January of 2021 in the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, conducted entirely by Zoom, and it ended in mid-May 2022, in the Statehouse, in person, except for those … Continued

LTE: Alison Clarkson, Legislative Update April

Dear Editor,   This year, instead of producing several smaller, focused bills, the Senate Economic Development Committee created one omnibus economic development bill with a wide range of proposals. It took longer than expected to finish, and the House Commerce … Continued

LTE: Sen. Alison Clarkson, Legislative Update 4/3

Dear Editor,   After many long Floor sessions debating and passing bills to the other body, the Legislature has pretty much completed “cross over.” This is the point in the Session where all bills which have any chance of making … Continued

LTE: Senator Alison Clarkson’s Legislative Update

Dear Editor,   When the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force was created last year, I was relieved. Our public pension system was in crisis. If we did nothing to fix the problems, Vermont taxpayers were looking at an … Continued

Chester Democrats to host Windsor County Senators

CHESTER, Vt. – On Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 5:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Chester Town Hall, join us and meet your Windsor County senators Alison Clarkson, Alice Nitka, and Dick McCormack. You will have the opportunity to … Continued

Sen. Alison Clarkson’s Legislative update, Jan. 24, 2021

Dear Editor, Last week’s successful Presidential Inaugural celebration Jan. 20 was a powerful reminder of how precious our democracy is. Central to its viability is the peaceful transfer of power. Until now, I am not sure I’ve fully appreciated this. … Continued

Sen. Alison Clarkson’s Legislative update, Jan. 11, 2021

Dear Editor, Last Wednesday, Jan. 6, we saw a sharp contrast between Legislative life in Vermont and in the Congress in Washington, D.C. This contrast couldn’t have been more stark – one, unusually quiet, orderly – historic but subdued, and … Continued

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