This year Democrats will have their biggest majority ever in the Vermont House – and some of the toughest economic times. The first item on the agenda when the Legislature convenes is a $60-plus million shortfall in the budget passed last year. VPR’s Jane Lindholm tals with Morrisville Democrat Shap Smith, the presumptive House Speaker, about what he hopes to accomplish – and how – in the coming session.
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