Each Monday during the legislative session, VLCT Advocacy publishes a Weekly Legislative Report and archives it here for the duration of the biennium. You may now also follow key issues throughout the session via the topical Advocacy Updates pages below.
The warming weather tends to speed things along in the State House, and this “crossover week” was no exception. Crossover is the deadline for all policy bills to be reported out of the last committee of reference within each legislative chamber...
Happy Town Meeting Day eve! This issue of the Weekly Legislative Report features a last-minute Budget Adjustment Act showdown, the status of Open Meeting Law clean-up and Local Option Tax reforms, and more.
With Town Meeting Day and the legislature’s annual crossover break just around the corner, in this Weekly Legislative Report we prepare you to meet with your local law makers and advocate effectively for the most urgent issues for local government. ...