House makes major changes to bill on racial equity in government

House Government Operations Committee. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
A Senate bill that would have created an independent body to address systemic racism in state government has taken on a new, and more cooperative, shape in the House Committee on Government Operations.The latest draft of the bill, S.281, now outlines a position that is appointed by the governor and without the investigative or subpoena powers in the initial version. The bill has not been voted out of committee. Get all of VTDi