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Here’s what’s happening in Vermont news and politics this week. Got a newsworthy event for next week’s calendar? Email by Friday to submit.

Monday, April 22

  • At 9 a.m., the Vermont Commission on Women hosts a panel discussion on paid sick day legislation at UVM’s John Dewey Memorial Lounge. WCAX’s Kristin Carlson moderates.
  • At 10 a.m., two Vermonters — Alyson Eastman, president of Book-Ends Associates in Orwell, and Megan Smith, commissioner of the Department of Tourism & Marketing — will testify before U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C. The topic: the newly unveiled immigration reform bill. Watch the webcast.
  • U.S. Rep. Peter Welch is holding round table talks in Waterbury (at 10 a.m.) and Wilmington (at 2 p.m.) with officials from the federal Small Business Administration. The goal? To hear from businesses devastated by Tropical Storm Irene.
  • At 6 p.m., the Burlington City Council holds a budget work session in city hall (followed by another on Thursday at 6 p.m.)
  • At 6:30 p.m., Vermont Supreme Court Associate Justice (and former VT Freedom to Marry head) Beth Robinson gives a talk about the relationship between human stories and the legal system. See it at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston.  

Rest of the week after the break…

Andy Bromage was a Seven Days staff writer from 2009-2012, and the news editor from 2012-2013.