Pattie McCoy: Protecting our school employees and Vermont's taxpayers

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Pattie McCoy: Protecting our school employees and Vermont's taxpayers

This commentary is by state Rep. Pattie McCoy, R-Poultney, the House minority leader.How often does an education reform bill pass on a voice vote in the Vermont Legislature? From experience, I can tell you it is about as rare as the same type of legislation passing unanimously. That is, very rare indeed. Yet, when the Vermont Legislature contemplated a statewide commission to determine the arrangements of public school employee health benefits, …