Peter Hirschfeld
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The Vermont Statehouse is often called the people鈥檚 house. I am your eyes and ears there. I keep a close eye on how legislation could affect your life; I also regularly speak to the people who write that legislation. The more I hear from you, the better I鈥檒l be at my job. So, what issues do you want lawmakers to focus on? What info do you most urgently need?
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About Peter:
Peter Hirschfeld covers state government and the Vermont Legislature. He is based in 开云体育鈥檚 Capital Bureau located across the street from Vermont鈥檚 Statehouse.
Hirschfeld is a Vermont journalist who has covered the Statehouse since 2009, most recently as bureau chief for the Rutland Herald and Times Argus. He began his career in 2003, working as a local sports reporter and copy editor at the Times Argus.
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Vermont lawmakers are considering postponing or even eliminating some of their key spending priorities as they attempt to gird next year鈥檚 state budget against potentially drastic cuts in federal funding. -
In this week鈥檚 edition of the Capitol recap, the Vermont Senate gave final approval on Friday to legislation that seeks to expand access to reproductive care. -
Capitol Recap: Lawmakers vote to shore up shield laws and allow online access to abortion medicationThe legislation would make abortion medication accessible online, broaden which health care service advertising is regulated by consumer protection law, and add privacy options for providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care. -
Los agentes de Aduanas y Protecci贸n Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos arrestaron y detuvieron a ocho trabajadores en Pleasant Valley Farms el lunes, seg煤n los due帽os de la granja lechera y una organizaci贸n que representa a los trabajadores agr铆colas migrantes. -
Immigration experts and state officials say it鈥檚 unclear whether the detention of eight people in Berkshire on Monday foreshadows more aggressive enforcement activities on the Vermont dairy farms that employ an estimated 750 to 850 migrant workers. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested and detained eight workers at Pleasant Valley Farms on Monday, according to the dairy farm owners and an organization that represents migrant farmworkers.
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott says prohibiting federal immigration authorities from using state-owned prisons to lodge detainees could end up hurting the immigrants that Democratic lawmakers are trying to protect. -
After the high-profile arrest of a Vermont resident in Colchester on Monday, Democratic leaders in the Vermont Senate are asking Republican Gov. Phil Scott to terminate a memorandum that allows federal immigration authorities to lodge detainees in state prisons. -
Vermont is confronting mounting evidence that Canadian visitors, who account for more than 30% of tourist traffic in some northern counties, are canceling travel to the United States. -
For Republicans, H.454 moves too slowly and does not sufficiently contain costs. And for many rural Democrats, the legislation is unacceptably hostile to the state鈥檚 smaller schools. But enough lawmakers held their nose Friday to advance the bill on to the Senate and keep education reform on track in Montpelier.
