Vermont Legislature 2017: How a sleepy session turned stormy

Just one month ago, lawmakers, lobbyists and reporters covering the Statehouse were complaining about how boring the legislative session had been. Sen. Mark MacDonald, D-Orange, a veteran lawmaker, likened the inactivity to the “Do Nothing Congress,” a term coined by President Truman in the late 1940s.
Things were moving so smoothly lawmakers were sure they could leave a week early. Remarkably, the House approved its budget with only one member voting no; the Senate slam dunked thei