VT legislative leaders want Lake Champlain cleanup plan

Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe and House Speaker Mitzi Johnson discuss legislative priorities for 2018. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
House and Senate leaders have pledged to develop a long-term revenue source for cleanup of Lake Champlain this legislative session, since the Scott administration failed to come up with a proposal.Last year, lawmakers directed the administration to develop a long term-funding plan to fill a gap in the 20-year, $2 billion-plus cleanup effort. However, a group