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Updates from Montpelier
Thank you for visiting the blog section of our website. I plan to post legislative updates, news articles, opinion pieces, and press releases on this page!
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![Tuesday House Chats: Episode 9](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5baDiTdzoCk/maxresdefault.jpg)
Rep. Ashley Bartley
Mar 12, 20241 min read
Tuesday House Chats: Episode 9
It's "crossover week" and today is Equal Pay Day! Today, I discuss the importance of salary transparency, H.704 - "An act relating to...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Mar 5, 20241 min read
It's Town Meeting Day! Go VOTE!
It's Town Meeting Day, one of my favorite days of the year. It's important you take the opportunity and vote today! There are municipal...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Mar 4, 20247 min read
2024 Legislative Town Meeting Day Report
Rep. Ashley Bartley and Rep. Carolyn Branagan At a time when political divisiveness is at an all time high; especially as social media...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Welcome to Vermont Nikki Haley
Below are my remarks from a rally in South Burlington on March 3, 2024 to help introduce Ambassador Nikki Haley to Vermont. You can also...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Feb 29, 20243 min read
Op-Ed: Lack of Housing Reform?
In the infancy of the legislative session, I joined a tri-partisan coalition of legislators during a press conference hosted by Governor...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Feb 27, 20241 min read
Tuesday House Chats: Episode 7
Episode 7 of "Tuesday House Chats" is out. This week, I touch on working to make those experiencing homelessness a protected class and my...
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Feb 21, 20243 min read
Legislative Update: February 21, 2024
Hi All, It's been a busy few weeks but I will continue to work hard to get you all as much information as possible as I share the...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Feb 20, 20241 min read
Tuesday House Chats: Episode 6
Episode 6 of "Tuesday House Chats" is out! After more than a year of meetings, H.132 "The Homeless Bill of Rights" has passed through my...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Feb 6, 20241 min read
Tuesday House Chats: Episode 5
What do you think? Do we have a housing crisis and should we be talking about it in the House Committee on General & Housing?
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info4075055
Feb 5, 20242 min read
Legislative Update: February 5, 2024
The legislative session is in full swing, marking the commencement of the second half of the biennium. In the General and Housing...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Jan 30, 20241 min read
Tuesday House Chats: Episode 4
Your weekly installment of Tuesday House Chats! This week I have a couple updates on my committee, mental health awareness and expanding...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Jan 23, 20241 min read
Tuesday House Chats: Episode 3
Episode 3 of "Tuesday House Chats" is out! Topics include Governor Scott's budget address, his three major priorities (affordability,...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Jan 16, 20241 min read
Tuesday House Chats: Episode 2
My second installment of "Tuesday House Chats" is out! Today, I talk about the tri-partisan legislation, H.686, an act relating to...
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info4075055
Jan 12, 20244 min read
Weekly Legislative Update: January 12, 2024
The Legislature reconvened for the second half of the biennium last week. It takes a couple days to reacquaint yourself with the building...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
Jan 9, 20241 min read
Tuesday House Chats: Episode 1
The session has officially kicked off and I'm excited to get to work on my #1 priority: Housing.
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info4075055
Jun 26, 202310 min read
2023 Session Recap
And with that the 2023 Legislative session is officially over. As a Freshman legislator, I went to Montpelier for my first session with...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
May 12, 20235 min read
Weekly Legislative Update: May 12, 2023
S.5 - The “Affordable Heat Act” aka the Carbon Tax Yesterday, the Vermont House of Representatives completed their long sought out goal...
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Rep. Ashley Bartley
May 11, 20234 min read
Rep. Bartley Amendment to S.103 - Testimony
Thank you for giving me the time and space to speak on this, this morning. After second reading yesterday I felt it important to take...
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info4075055
May 2, 20235 min read
Weekly Legislative Update: May 2, 2023
Below is our weekly legislative update! Rep. Carolyn Branagan Update With just a couple of weeks left in the first year of the...
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info4075055
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Floor Statement on S.5 in the Vermont House of Representatives
Madame Speaker, On average it takes nine hundred gallons of propane to heat a home, in our great state of Vermont. This legislation will...
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