Scott vetoes systemic racism bill, replaces it with executive order

Gov. Phil Scott fields questions about his finance proposal on Thursday. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill on Wednesday aimed at eradicating “systemic racism” in state government, arguing that it contained an “unconstitutional” provision that would require a panel to approve his firing of the person appointed to be in charge of the new body.
Lawmakers and the Office of Legislative Council say Scott’s legal argument doesn’t hold wat