Senate enters fray over controversial labor board appointment

Sen. Michael Sirotkin, D-Chittenden, heads a committee that will take testimony this week from labor board appointee Karen O’Neill.  File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger ​
Senators are set to wade into a heated dispute over the governor’s controversial appointment of retired lawyer Karen O’Neill to the Vermont Labor Relations Board.
Gov. Phil Scott’s spokesperson said it would be “shocking – and clearly political” if the Democratically contro