If you were Rip Van Winkle awaking from a nap of 2016-2023, I'd have a lot to catch you up on. You might feel a bit disoriented.

One person I've taken inspiration from at times like this is Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano of Stannard.

Your Windham-6 representative started his official day at 8:30 a.m. with a House Corrections & Institutions Committee hearing on J.R.S. 19.

What's work for you and what's play?

Your Vermont State Representatives are voting on 13 bills today.

H.230 was a bill where I considered two choices.

I'm hearing a lot of "Yeses" from voters on H.183…

It's 10:57 p.m. and your Vermont House of Representatives remains at work on H.165, which would make universal school meals permanent.

What's happening in Montpelier today?

H.127: An act relating to sports wagering would create a legal online sports wagering industry in Vermont.

I love hearing from residents. Here's a snippet from today.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

Let's wrap up this week in "news roundup" style.

There's always something to learn.

I have a friend who often says, "There ought to be a law about that." He and I used to get talking.

Around the state, Senators and Representatives are attending local Town Meetings to report back from Montpelier and to tune into what's going on in our districts.

There's a peculiar institution in Montpelier that is now a linchpin as we arrive at the mid-point of Vermont's 2023 legislative session.

I'm getting more questions from voters on bills, like the Affordable Heat Act, or AHA.

AHA was introduced both in the House and the Senate earlier in the new biennium.

Is the popular fishery feeling pressure? I seized on a chance meeting in the State House hallway last week to get an answer.