Suzi Wizowaty

When I was elected, a neighbor who knows much more about politics than I ever will said to me, somewhat ruefully, "All the decisions in Montpelier are made by a small handful of people." I thought about this quite a bit. Since I obviously wasn’t one of that handful, (more…)

Yesterday we passed a budget and an accompanying tax bill that will require non-profit performing arts organizations (those that sold more than $50,000 worth of tickets the previous year) to collect taxes on ticket sales. I certainly appreciate the financial straits the state is in and the desire and the need to find more money. But (more…)

Last Friday, we spent several hours debating (and ultimately passing) S.292, a bill that makes some excellent changes to the current "corrections" system. It's a good bill; it makes many processes more fair and saves money. But some people on both sides of the aisle vehemently opposed it. Most of the opposition seemed to center on a fear of "those people." (more…)