Report from Montpelier
The first half of the legislative session is behind us. What does that mean? All bills must be voted out of committee in the House and the Senate in order for them to be considered by the other body.
Rep. Wood: Voters to decide two constitutional amendments
It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Vermont law bans ‘forever’ toxic chemicals
Recently the House passed S.20, an act relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products.
Rep. Wood: Bill H.225 aims to prevent opiate overdose deaths
You can tell when legislators sense the end of the session is just a few weeks away because the pace of work in the virtual halls of the Legislature definitely picks up as many bills come to the floor for a vote and key “money” bills pass the House and are now being worked on in the Senate.
Census data will guide legislative reapportionment
This month I want to update readers on reapportionment. First, what is reapportionment? Reapportionment is the process that happens once every 10 years to review and redraw the current legislative districts to insure equal representation as required by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
LETTER: Rep. Wood checks in at start of session
As we end this stressful and world defining year, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for the trust you have placed in me to represent YOU in Montpelier; I will do my best to fulfill that trust.