Anne | March 3, 2013
Dear Friends and Constituents: These first few months of this new biennium have been very busy. My committee assignment is once again Government Operations, which considers legislation regarding elections, municipal charter changes, state government operations, pensions, and the regulation of 45 professions, to name a few. Many of you have asked about the process of [...]
Anne | March 3, 2011
Telecom Coverage Vermont has set an ambitious goal: to extend Internet broadband and cell phone coverage throughout Vermont by the end of 2013. This is a big, complex project with many interconnected parts. The legislature and administration are working with the state’s utilities, telephone companies, and cable operators to knit together a network of fiber [...]
Anne | June 8, 2010
Housing: Protecting Home Ownership Like the rest of the country, Vermont has seen increases in the rate of home foreclosure – but not to the magnitude of most states. While this is a natural symptom of a recession, it is not one that we have to accept. Federal law requires that lenders consider modification of [...]
Anne | June 8, 2010
Economy: Vermont’s Future Our jobs bill invests almost $9 million from federal stimulus funds in broadband, workforce training, access to capital, agriculture, and many worthwhile projects. Our new policies make business and commerce more equitable and operate more efficiently. This includes a solution for the unemployment insurance trust fund, strengthened rights for condo-owners and others [...]
Anne | March 9, 2010
Education During the past several years, the Education Committee has heard much testimony on what is driving the rising cost in education. Some of those drivers include declining student enrollment, duplication of services, transportation, special education services, health care, to name a few. Student enrollment will continue to decline and it will be 12-15 years before Vermont [...]
