Opioid levy advances with changes, and lingering questions

​Sen. Ann Cummings, D-Washington, is the chair of the Senate Finance Committee. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
A controversial proposal to tax opioid manufacturers may have found new life in the waning days of the 2018 legislative session.
The Senate Finance Committee on Monday approved H.922, a wide-ranging tax and fee bill that now includes language authorizing the Vermont Department of Taxes to levy an “assessment” on companies that make prescription opioids.Get all o