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# Email chronology (produced emails + messages quoted inside them)

Built 2026-11-03 by tools/email_chronology.py from raw/email1 and raw/email2. 65 header blocks collapsed to 39 distinct messages (same sender, minute and subject). Times US/Eastern. 'quoted in body' = exists only as Outlook-quoted text inside a produced email (no headers of its own). Locators name the production email and part.

| id | when (ET) | kind | from | to | cc | subject | attachments | where | body (first words) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M001 | 2026-04-16 15:12 | quoted in body | Sorsha Anderson <Sorsha.Anderson@vtleg.gov> | HOUSE_WAYS_MEANS <HOUSE_WAYS_MEANS@vtleg.gov> |  | clarification from Miles Trinidad |  | email2/part 22 (quoted) | Hello Sorsha — I have a clarification/correction to make from my remarks today. If you’re able to circulate this with th |
| M002 | 2026-10-15 14:08 | quoted in body | Sorsha Anderson <Sorsha.Anderson@vtleg.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Emilie Kornheiser <Emilie.Kornheiser@vtleg.gov>; Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | Fw: clarification from Miles Trinidad |  | email2/part 22 (quoted) | EXTERNAL SENDER: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize and trust the sender. Hi Rebecca, Is thi |
| M003 | 2026-10-15 16:54 | quoted in body | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Sorsha Anderson <Sorsha.Anderson@vtleg.gov> | Emilie Kornheiser <Emilie.Kornheiser@vtleg.gov>; Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | RE: clarification from Miles Trinidad |  | email2/part 22 (quoted) | Looks like it! Is this the kind of committee doc that could be posted with Trinidad’s 4/16 testimony document? |
| M004 | 2026-10-15 17:10 | produced (forwarded email) | Sorsha Anderson <Sorsha.Anderson@vtleg.gov> | "Sameroff, Rebecca" <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Emilie Kornheiser <Emilie.Kornheiser@vtleg.gov>, "Feldman, Jake" <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | Re: clarification from Miles Trinidad |  | email2/part 22 | EXTERNAL SENDER: Do not open attachments or click on links unless you recognize and trust the sender. Yes, I can pull it |
| M005 | 2026-10-19 16:48 | quoted in body | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | FW: Draft Wealth Tax Op-ed |  | email2/part 19 (quoted); email2/part 23 (quoted) | Hey Bill! Jake did a GREAT first pass at op-ed content over the weekend. Sarah M wasn't (yet) successful at getting Aman |
| M006 | 2026-10-19 19:48 | quoted in body | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | Re: Draft Wealth Tax Op-ed |  | email2/part 19 (quoted); email2/part 23 (quoted) | Thanks....reading it now. I'll share my thoughts in the morning Jake...I really appreciate it! Bill Shouldice IV Commiss |
| M007 | 2026-10-19 19:56 | quoted in body | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | Re: Draft Wealth Tax Op-ed |  | email2/part 19 (quoted); email2/part 19 (quoted); email2/part 23 (quoted); email2/part 23 (quoted) | *smart ass Bill Shouldice IV Commissioner Vermont Department of Taxes 133 State Street, Montpelier VT 05633 802.828.3763 |
| M008 | 2026-10-19 20:00 | quoted in body | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Clark, Sarah <Sarah.Clark@vermont.gov>; Wheeler, Amanda <Amanda.Wheeler@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Shouldice- Wealth Tax Op-Ed |  | email2/part 21 (quoted); email2/part 25 (quoted) | Good Evening! Here is the Op-Ed that we worked on over the weekend! I’d love to get it out…ASAP…but let me know your tho |
| M009 | 2026-10-19 20:31 | produced (forwarded email) | "Sameroff, Rebecca" <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | "Shouldice, Bill" <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | "Feldman, Jake" <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | RE: Draft Wealth Tax Op-ed |  | email2/part 19; email2/part 23 | Freudian slip! |
| M010 | 2026-10-19 20:34 | quoted in body | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov>; Clark, Sarah <Sarah.Clark@vermont.gov>; Wheeler, Amanda <Amanda.Wheeler@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Shouldice- Wealth Tax Op-Ed |  | email2/part 21 (quoted); email2/part 25 (quoted) | I’ll just add that our Office of the Commissioner team [of perfectionists] wants to add a second round of edits/polish o |
| M011 | 2026-10-20 07:36 | quoted in body | Clark, Sarah <Sarah.Clark@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov>; Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov>; Wheeler, Amanda <Amanda.Wheeler@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Shouldice- Wealth Tax Op-Ed |  | email2/part 21 (quoted); email2/part 25 (quoted) | Thanks Bill and Rebecca. We will be in touch! [VT Logo] Sarah Clark \| Secretary Agency of Administration 109 State Stree |
| M012 | 2026-10-20 08:18 | quoted in body | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Clark, Sarah <Sarah.Clark@vermont.gov>; Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov>; Wheeler, Amanda <Amanda.Wheeler@vermont.gov> |  | Re: Shouldice- Wealth Tax Op-Ed |  | email2/part 21 (quoted); email2/part 25 (quoted) | We are standing by for your feedback and ready to circulate to the media. Thank you! Bill Shouldice IV Commissioner Verm |
| M013 | 2026-10-20 08:29 | quoted in body | Wheeler, Amanda <Amanda.Wheeler@vermont.gov> | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov>; Clark, Sarah <Sarah.Clark@vermont.gov>; Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Maulucci, Jason <Jason.Maulucci@vermont.gov> | RE: Shouldice- Wealth Tax Op-Ed |  | email2/part 21 (quoted); email2/part 25 (quoted) | This is good to go from my perspective – I’d just recommend either hyperlinking your sources or having a source sheet ha |
| M014 | 2026-10-20 08:46 | quoted in body | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov>; Mearhoff, Sarah <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov>; Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov> | Magnus, Abigail <Abigail.Magnus@vermont.gov>; Evans, Mariko <mariko.evans@vermont.gov> | FW: Shouldice- Wealth Tax Op-Ed |  | email2/part 21 (quoted); email2/part 25 (quoted) | Importance: High Call to action! [?docx icon] Wealth Tax - Op Ed_draft 1.docx Dropped this in Teams. Let’s refocus atten |
| M015 | 2026-10-20 11:07 | quoted in body | Magnus, Abigail <Abigail.Magnus@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov>; Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Shouldice- Wealth Tax Op-Ed |  | email2/part 21 (quoted); email2/part 25 (quoted) | Confirmed the high-income stats! Only had one flag that I commented on in the document. |
| M016 | 2026-10-20 11:23 | produced (forwarded email) | "Sameroff, Rebecca" <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | "Magnus, Abigail" <Abigail.Magnus@vermont.gov>, "Feldman, Jake" <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Shouldice- Wealth Tax Op-Ed |  | email2/part 21; email2/part 25 | TY! |
| M017 | 2026-10-20 17:08 | quoted in body | Mearhoff, Sarah <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | Wheeler, Amanda <Amanda.Wheeler@vermont.gov>; Maulucci, Jason <Jason.Maulucci@vermont.gov>; Clark, Sarah <Sarah.Clark@vermont.gov>; Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov>; Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov> | Please review: 'wealth tax' op ed |  | email2/part 24 (quoted) | Importance: High Hi, all – Sending along as an attachment for your review the Department’s final draft of an op-ed debun |
| M018 | 2026-10-21 11:46 | produced (forwarded email) | Mearhoff, Sarah <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | opinion@vtdigger.org | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Op-ed from Tax Commissioner Shouldice | Shouldice wealth tax op ed Oct 26.docx | email1/part 19 (quoted); email2/part 18 | Hi there - I hope you're well. I'm reaching out with an op-ed (attached) by Vermont Tax Department Commissioner Bill Sho |
| M019 | 2026-10-21 11:52 | produced (forwarded email) | "Mearhoff, Sarah" <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | "waterburyroundabout@gmail.com" <waterburyroundabout@gmail.com> | "Shouldice, Bill" <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Op-ed from Tax Commissioner Shouldice | Shouldice op ed Oct 26.docx | email2/part 15; email2/part 17 | Hi there - I hope you're well. I'm reaching out with an op-ed (attached) by Vermont Tax Department Commissioner Bill Sho |
| M020 | 2026-10-21 11:55 | produced (forwarded email) | "Mearhoff, Sarah" <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | "voices@commonsnews.org" <voices@commonsnews.org> | "Shouldice, Bill" <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Op-ed from Tax Commissioner Shouldice | Shouldice wealth tax op ed Oct 26.docx | email2/part 16 | Hi there - I hope you're well. I'm reaching out with an op-ed (attached) by Vermont Tax Department Commissioner Bill Sho |
| M021 | 2026-10-21 12:12 | produced (forwarded email) | "Mearhoff, Sarah" <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | Addison Independent <news@addisonindependent.com> | "Shouldice, Bill" <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Op-ed from Tax Commissioner Shouldice | Shouldice wealth tax op ed Oct 26.docx | email2/part 14 | Hi there - I hope you're well. I'm reaching out with an op-ed (attached) by Vermont Tax Department Commissioner Bill Sho |
| M022 | 2026-10-27 09:22 | quoted in body | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Mearhoff, Sarah <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> |  | FW: Op-ed from Tax Commissioner Shouldice |  | email1/part 19 (quoted) |  |
| M023 | 2026-10-27 12:30 | quoted in body | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> | Mearhoff, Sarah <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Please review: 'wealth tax' op ed |  | email2/part 24 (quoted) | Its only been a day…sorry to bug you!! Can you send me a copy of the op-ed with my name and background on the bottom? Al |
| M024 | 2026-10-27 12:41 | produced (forwarded email) | "Mearhoff, Sarah" <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | "Shouldice, Bill" <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Please review: 'wealth tax' op ed | Shouldice wealth tax op ed Oct 26.docx | email2/part 24 | Not bugging at all. This doc has the source page we sent to outlets. Rebecca and I were just messaging this morning abou |
| M025 | 2026-10-29 10:22 | quoted in body | Mearhoff, Sarah <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | TAX - Commissioner <TAX.Commissioner@vermont.gov> | Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov>; Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | Calvin request |  | email2/part 20 (quoted); email2/part 26 (quoted) | Good morning! Forwarding on some texts I got from WCAX’s Calvin Cutler this morning. Sounds like he could just use a con |
| M026 | 2026-10-29 11:00 | quoted in body | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov> | Internal FW: Calvin request |  | email2/part 20 (quoted); email2/part 26 (quoted) | Hey Jake, Let’s connect about handling the below question from Calvin. This ask refers to WCAX coverage that included a  |
| M027 | 2026-10-29 11:05 | quoted in body | Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov>; Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Internal FW: Calvin request |  | email2/part 20 (quoted); email2/part 26 (quoted) | Just clarifying that it’s not a quote attributed to an individual. The sentence is part of the article unattributed. Rea |
| M028 | 2026-10-29 12:10 | quoted in body | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov>; Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Internal FW: Calvin request |  | email2/part 20 (quoted); email2/part 26 (quoted) | (And YES great clarification, Kate! Poor use of the word quote.) |
| M029 | 2026-10-29 14:38 | quoted in body | Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov>; Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov> |  | Re: Internal FW: Calvin request |  | email2/part 20 (quoted); email2/part 26 (quoted) | Here are some ideas on what to say back to Calvin. Maybe TMI or too technical * In 2018, in response to the federal Tax  |
| M030 | 2026-10-30 09:12 | quoted in body | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov>; Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov> |  | Re: Internal FW: Calvin request |  | email2/part 20 (quoted); email2/part 26 (quoted) | I’m going to have you review a few tweaks and extra sentences (for Calvin’s benefit) when I break from meetings over lun |
| M031 | 2026-10-30 10:14 | quoted in body | Matthew Rkiouak <mrkiouak@gmail.com> | TAX - Commissioner <TAX.Commissioner@vermont.gov> |  | Public records request — Commissioner Shouldice's commentary of October 25–27, 2026 |  | email1/message.eml (quoted); Gmail 1a18d2970f48fb5e | You don't often get email from mrkiouak@gmail.com. Learn why this is important EXTERNAL SENDER: Do not open attachments  |
| M032 | 2026-10-30 10:27 | quoted in body | Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov> | Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov>; Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Internal FW: Calvin request |  | email2/part 20 (quoted); email2/part 26 (quoted) | I would suggest that in the name of refocusing on how we would like press communications to be channeled in the future i |
| M033 | 2026-10-30 15:13 | produced (forwarded email) | "Sameroff, Rebecca" <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | "Connizzo, Katelyn" <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov>, "Feldman, Jake" <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> |  | RE: Internal FW: Calvin request |  | email2/part 20; email2/part 26 (quoted) | Ah great point Kate – we only need to address Calvin’s question. However, it feels like a half story without noting the  |
| M034 | 2026-11-02 09:45 | produced (forwarded email) | "Sameroff, Rebecca" <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov> | "Connizzo, Katelyn" <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov> |  | Reminder to review at check in FW: Internal FW: Calvin request |  | email2/part 26 | There are a few more edits in the below since Friday, FYI! |
| M035 | 2026-11-02 10:33 | produced (forwarded email) | Mearhoff, Sarah | Shouldice, Bill <Bill.Shouldice@vermont.gov>; Sameroff, Rebecca <Rebecca.Sameroff@vermont.gov>; Connizzo, Katelyn <Katelyn.Connizzo@vermont.gov>; Feldman, Jake <Jake.Feldman@vermont.gov> |  | Op ed published! |  | email1/part 18 (quoted); email2/part 13 | By the Waterbury Roundabout: Shouldice: Fact-checking tax talk in an election year — Waterbury Roundabout And all of the |
| M036 | 2026-11-02 15:48 | produced (forwarded email) | "Mearhoff, Sarah" <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | "Baker, Will" <Will.Baker@vermont.gov> |  | FW: Op ed published! |  | email1/part 18 |  |
| M037 | 2026-11-02 15:48 | produced (forwarded email) | "Mearhoff, Sarah" <Sarah.Mearhoff@vermont.gov> | "Baker, Will" <Will.Baker@vermont.gov> |  | FW: Op-ed from Tax Commissioner Shouldice | Shouldice wealth tax op ed Oct 26.docx | email1/part 19 |  |
| M038 | 2026-11-03 20:24 | produced (cover email) | "Baker, Will" <Will.Baker@vermont.gov> | "mrkiouak@gmail.com" <mrkiouak@gmail.com> |  | Email 2 | Shouldice wealth tax op ed Oct 26 (1).docx, Shouldice wealth tax op ed Oct 26 (2).docx, Shouldice wealth tax op ed Oct 26.docx, Shouldice 'wealth tax' op ed TRUNCATED Oct 2026.docx, VT vs MA income tax liabilities_2026.xlsx, Wealth Tax - Op Ed_D0.docx, Wealth Tax - Op Ed_D0_A.docx, Wealth Tax - Op Ed_D0_Attchment from 10-19 email to Bill.docx, Wealth Tax - Op Ed_draft ....agh reorg.docx, Wealth Tax - Op Ed_draft 1 marked up.docx, Wealth Tax - Op Ed_draft 1.docx, Screenshot 2026-11-02 155404.png, Screenshot 2026-11-02 155423.png | email2/message.eml | Will S. Baker \| Assistant Attorney General Director, Legal Unit Vermont Department of Taxes 133 State Street \| Montpelie |
| M039 | 2026-11-03 20:24 | produced (cover email) | "Baker, Will" <Will.Baker@vermont.gov> | "mrkiouak@gmail.com" <mrkiouak@gmail.com> |  | RE: Public records request — Commissioner Shouldice's commentary of October 25–27, 2026 | image_123655411 (4).JPG, image_123655411.JPG, MS Teams social-post-approval-not-posted.png, Op Ed Group - Teams Chat.docx, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_19 1.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_20 1.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_20 2.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_20 3.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_20 4.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_20 5.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_21 1.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_21 2.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_21 3.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_21 4.png, Feldman MS Teams Chat 10_21 5.png, Frequency of High Income.xlsx, image_123650291 (1).JPG, image_123650291 (2).JPG, image_123650291.JPG, image_123655411 (3).JPG | email1/message.eml | Mr. Rkiouak: Attached please find records responsive to your request of October 30. There are 54 items I intend to send. |

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