Author Archive for: Teo Zagar
Entries by Teo Zagar
Stepping out of the House
I will not be seeking reelection to continue to serve Barnard, Pomfret, and Hartford in the Vermont House. I find myself in the same predicament many other citizen legislators do, as well as those who would like to serve but decide against it because of family or career-related obstacles; I am stepping aside because my […]
Beyond Prohibition: Why Consider Cannabis Regulation for Vermont?
As the House considers a bill that would end the prohibition of cannabis for adults, I am keeping an open mind. As someone who attended and worked in a public high school in Vermont, I can say with some authority that the current state of affairs with regard to cannabis access by young people under […]
Healthcare Prognosis To Be Determined
Healthcare is always a hot political topic, with ongoing debates about the pros and cons of the “Affordable Care Act”, the debacle of Vermont Health Connect, increasing occurrences of various diseases, distinctions between rights and privileges, and rising costs of treatments and drugs – the latter of which may or may not function as effective […]
How Should the US Constitution be Amended by the States?
At the end of 2015 I was one of two Vermont delegates to attend the fourth meeting of the Assembly of State Legislatures in Salt Lake City. The ASL was formed in 2013 by state lawmakers from across the country in a bi-partisan effort to draft rules and procedures for an Article Five Convention of […]