GOP stalls proposal to prevent shutdown, fearing loss of leverage

Minority Leader Don Turner, R-Milton, speaks to House Republicans during a caucus at the Statehouse on Wednesday, May 30. Photo by Colin Meyn/VTDigger
Seeking to maintain leverage in high-stakes budget negotiations, House Republicans voted to stall a proposal that would prevent a government shutdown if lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott don’t iron out a budget deal by July 1.Refusing to suspend rules and allow House members to take up the proposal ahead of schedule, Republicans blocked a bill t