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A dispute at a meeting earlier this month laid bare a frustration over equity and inclusion on the council, which plays a key role in strategizing the state’s efforts to combat climate change.
Scott said he has carved out $900,000 for the Climate Office in the Agency of Natural Resources “to do the real planning and analysis we need to reach emissions targets accurately and realistically.'
Backus, the state’s director of health care reform, is moving to Sen. Peter Welch’s office. Chen, the interim commissioner of the Department for Children and Families, plans to leave the role next month.
A show of sleeveless solidarity raised questions about whether Vermont’s own House dress code is as progressive as lawmakers thought.
Under her leadership, Democrats swept last year’s midterm elections, winning all but one race for statewide office and gaining a historic majority in Vermont’s Legislature.