The Deeper Dig: $5.8 billion in 15 minutes

Jane Kitchel, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, with Agency of Education CFO Emily Byrne, in 2016. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerBefore adjourning last weekend, the Vermont Legislature passed a budget for the 2019 fiscal year. Gov. Phil Scott says he’ll veto it over a disagreement about the use of one-time money, but the general framework is not likely to change.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.