Final Reading: Increased reporting on state contracts is back in play in the House

Rep. Mike McCarthy, D-St. Albans City, center, chair of the House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee, speaks as committee considers a bill pertaining to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
About a month ago, the Senate voted to water down a bill aimed at making state contracts more transparent, opting instead to study what lawmakers had initially proposed. Now, though, some parts o