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Rep. Tom Stevens
12 Winooski Street
Waterbury, VT 05676-1808
(802) 244-4164
tom@stevensvermont.com
tstevens@leg.state.vt.us
Rep. Tom Stevens
12 Winooski Street
Waterbury, VT 05676-1808
(802) 244-4164
tom@stevensvermont.com
tstevens@leg.state.vt.us
Rep. Tom Stevens, Vermont State Representative, Washington-Chittenden 
Tom, I am really saddened by the proposed legislation for a state dog. Really?!? Of all the issues that this state faces this is the best use of our tax dollars at work? My taxes pay for your income at the State House and there are many pressing issues that concern most Vermonters and this wouldn’t be included in that list. EX.: taxes, school education, jobs, etc. You and your constituents should step up to the plate and concern yourselves with what truly matters and is a most beneficial use of your time and my tax dollars. I am ticked off!!! Thanks for listening.
Hi Mark: I couldn’t agree with you more. Occasionally constituents ask legislators to introduce bills by request. Sometimes it is a fifth grade class doing a “civic engagement” project, or, in this case, someone who loves beagles. If this bill were introduced in the House, where I work, it would probably come to my committee. Just because it was introduced (and received a ton of press coverage) doesn’t mean it will be considered. A bill introduced last biennium asked that the state dog be an adopted dog, rather than a particular breed. I don’t like these bills because they take up time and are distractions. I can honestly say I would not agree with taking the time to listen to this bill — besides, we would hear from 100 different Vermonters who would say their dog’s breed should be the state dog. It would be endless.
Thanks for writing. We have important things to do. This isn’t one of them.
Tom,
I just heard from Paul Donovan at the state law library in Montpelier that it may be closed down. This is not good! The library has been an important resource for my practice since 1986 and Paul Donovan has been especially helpful throughout all these years in locating in providing critical research. Please do what you can to maintain this resource for all Vermont citizens to access the law.. Thank you.
Thanks, Paul. We are hoping to refrain from many of the cuts proposed by the Governor in this year’s budget. As you may know, the budget gap this year is proving difficult to close, given the differences between proposed income and expenditures. The library is one of many seemingly small cuts that make us all ill in consideration. I will be following this cut, among others, for the duration of the process.
Tom, with all the discussions about supporting higher education with free tuition and increase funding, why is the higher education credits from the Federal tax return not part of the Vermont tax return? What will it take to fix this to bring some relief to us taxpayers with children pursuing higher education?
Good question! I’ll forward to ways and means.