Lawmakers not spoiling for constitutional fight with Scott

Gov. Phil Scott speaks at a press conference. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
Thirteen days after a legislative lawyer warned that it would be an unconstitutional encroachment on the General Assembly’s authority, Gov. Phil Scott made a unilateral decision about the future of public safety communications in Vermont anyway.
And interviews with key lawmakers — along with two instances of inaction by a House committee last week — indicate the Legislature isn’t going to