Senate committee votes against divisive labor board member

Sen. Michael Sirotkin, D-Chittenden, chair of Senate Economic Development. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger ​A Senate committee made the rare move of voting against one of the governor’s appointments on Wednesday after the state employees union urged them to stop the confirmation process of retired Burlington attorney Karen O’Neill.The four Democrats on the Senate Committee on Economic Development voted against O’Neill, while the lone Republican supported her confirm