Inside the Golden Bubble: 2018 legislative session will be contentious

Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe, along with Gov. Phil Scott, left, and House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, right, announce the budget deal reached between the Legislature and the administration last spring. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerYou know the saying: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.Lawmakers in the Vermont House and Senate have taken that lesson to heart after last year’s messy battle with Gov. Phil Scott over teacher health care. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson