Legislative committees on March 26 heard testimony and discussed a range of proposals and amendments affecting landowner posting requirements and enforcement tenant representation and housing related pilot programs career and technical educ
Lawmakers and witnesses addressed a broad set of policy changes in a series of committee meetings on March 26 focusing on mandates property posting and signage rules waterbody reclassification and protections portable solar device statutes
A controversial union-linked density bonus was stripped from Vermont’s S.328 housing bill—but not rejected. Lawmakers openly signaled it could return. The debate exposes a deeper fight over whether state policy should steer who builds housi
Members of the House Ways Means Committee met on March 25 and heard multiple proposals addressing income and property taxes education spending and related fiscal impacts... #fyivt #vtleg #goldendome #vermontpolitics
Members of the House Human Services Committee discussed early education funding and implementation of recent education acts Witnesses and committee members addressed the status of Act 73 and concerns about uncertainty around its implementat
Vermont’s dairy industry depends on migrant labor, but federal visa law doesn’t match year-round farm work. The result is a legally vulnerable workforce, limited enforcement, and a policy split between visa reform and residency pathways tha
Members of multiple legislative committees met Tuesday to hear testimony and discuss a range of policy and budget matters including school consolidation processes tied to Act 46 agency budget requests and special funds a proposal to allow p
Legislative committees on March 24 received briefings and considered language and fiscal details across budget education human services economic development and judiciary matters Major topics included the FY2027 budget and related transfers
A two-hour legislative hearing on the South Burlington ICE incident focused heavily on optics while sidestepping core public safety questions. Testimony described a suspect who fled, a crowd that physically interfered, and officers constrai
Vermont lawmakers have opted out of a new federal scholarship tax credit program, even as education costs and property taxes continue to rise. The decision raises questions about whether the state is prioritizing system control over potenti
Vermont declared a climate emergency, but its policies place the earliest and most direct costs on home heating—an essential need—while leaving discretionary emissions largely unaddressed. If this is truly an emergency, the burden should fa
Vermont’s Joint Fiscal Office has outlined a wide range of options for increasing state revenue, from raising existing tax rates to expanding the sales tax to new goods and services. The report highlights how different approaches—from taxin
