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Share your top priorities or concerns this session.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;"><p class="" style="font-size:.9375em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;"><a href="https://legislature.vermont.gov/the-state-house/events/farmers-night-concert-series/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#1f1fed !important;">Farmer’s Night concert</a>, African dance, 7:30pm</p></li></ul><p class="" style="font-size:.9375em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Thursday, 2/20</span> </p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;"><p class="" style="font-size:.9375em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;">12:15pm - <a href="https://vtpha.org/public-health-caucus-the-role-federal-agencies-play-in-enabling-the-work-of-the-vdh/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#1f1fed !important;">Public Health Caucus meeting</a> with Dr. Mark Levine</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;"><p class="" style="font-size:.9375em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;">5pm - Public hearing on FY26 budget - join in person or watch <a href="https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations" rel="nofollow" style="color:#1f1fed !important;">online</a>. To testify on budget priorities, sign up at <a href="https://legislature.vermont.gov/links/joint-public-hearings-on-the-fy26-budget" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color:#1f1fed !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">legislature.vermont.gov/links/joint-public-hearings-on-the-fy26-budget</span></a></p></li></ul><p class="" style="font-size:.9375em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">Friday, 2/21, 9am</span></p><ul data-rte-list="default" style="padding-left:25px;"><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;"><p class="" style="font-size:.9375em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#38383b;">Did you watch <a href="https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/made-here/2025-02-06/the-quietest-year-film-explores-the-impacts-of-noise-pollution-across-vermont" rel="nofollow" style="color:#1f1fed !important;">The Quietest Year</a> and wonder what’s possible for addressing noise pollution in our state? <a href="https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0066/S-0066%20As%20Introduced.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color:#1f1fed !important;">S.66</a>&nbsp;addresses illegally-modified motorcycles, unmuffled engine braking on trucks, and loud car mufflers. If you live on or near a well-traveled road or otherwise have an opinion to share on this, email your concerns to the Senate Transportation Committee (<a href="mailto:mcannella@leg.state.vt.us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color:#1f1fed !important;">mcannella@leg.state.vt.us</a> and <a href="mailto:SENATE_TRANSPORTATION@leg.state.vt.us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color:#1f1fed !important;">SENATE_TRANSPORTATION@leg.state.vt.us</a>). 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