Final Reading: For bill to ban flavored nicotine products, Gov. Phil Scott’s veto likely to stick

Last Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed S.18, a bill that would ban the sale of flavored e-liquids and nicotine products in Vermont. Since then, the bill has spent a week on the Senate’s action calendar with no movement from senators, raising the question: Did lawmakers have the votes to overturn that veto and pass the bill into law? On Thursday, the Senate appeared to provide an answer. In the afternoon, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Baruth, D-Chittenden Central, announced that the bill would not move forward for an override vote....