Statehouse impasse ends; Scott will let budget become law

Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters March 13. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
Gov. Phil Scott will let the Legislature’s third attempt at a budget bill become law, he announced Monday night, ending a weeks-long impasse over state spending and the looming threat of a government shutdown.
Scott’s decision to break the budget stalemate assures that Vermont will have a spending package in place by July 1 — the budget deadline for the next fiscal year — and ends the legislati