Will Legislators Fix Their Clean Heat Standard Catastrophe?

So far, no interest in the vaunted “check back” they hyped.

Last spring it looked like the Clean Heat Standard (S.5/Act 18) was headed for second successful veto by Governor Scott when Senator Jane Kitchel (D-Caledonia) rescued the “Rube Goldberg” carbon tax on home heating fuels from the abyss by inserting a so-called “check back” clause into the bill. Armed with her magical “check back,” Kitchel was able to co…