During a recent Senate Appropriations hearing, officials cited an $18,000 cost to translate a 12-page Vermont Criminal Justice Council policing policy into 13 languages and produce an American Sign Language video. The figure offers a concre
Lawmakers and outside witnesses on Feb 27 advanced a range of proposals and panel discussions across multiple committees focusing on potential new tax bases and revenue mandates tied to education and special education funding housing financ
Lawmakers across several House and Senate committees on Feb 27 discussed a slate of bills and budget items that would create new mandates direct state spending expand regulatory authority and adjust tax and program structures... #fyivt #vt
Two Vermont Senate bills would raise education property tax rates on nonhomestead residential properties and remove the sales tax exemption on heating fuel and electricity for second homes and many rentals. The changes shift higher operatin
Lawmakers on Thursday heard detailed testimony across several committees on proposals and administrative changes that would add reporting requirements for health care ownership reshape property tax administration and appeals and fund agency
Legislative committees on Feb 26 heard detailed presentations and stakeholder testimony on bills and draft proposals that would change provider authority in mental health emergency care expand exemptions and regulation for forestry and farm
Vermont’s Proposal 3 would amend the state Constitution to enshrine a right to collectively bargain, restrict future labor law changes, and permanently block right-to-work legislation. Supporters call it worker protection. Critics warn it r
Lawmaker panels on Feb 25 heard testimony on education restructuring and school consolidation proposals budget pressures across multiple state departments changes to tax treatment for manufactured homes health care access and primary care p
Lawmakers across House and Senate committees on Feb 25 reviewed a slate of bills and budget requests touching education standards and funding changes to unclaimed property and retirement administration proposals on property posting and PFAS
S.325 may be framed as a study bill, but its implications reach far beyond a simple task force. By proposing state-drafted model zoning bylaws that eliminate hearings and appeals in designated areas, the bill could quietly reshape how housi
State committees on Tuesday addressed funding and implementation details across education appropriations and environment policy focusing on how recent acts and proposed changes affect program financing operational requirements and regulator
Vermont’s Proposal 4 would add a new equal protection article to the Constitution — but it also includes a clause shielding identity-conscious remedial programs from being invalidated under that same equality language. Lawmakers say it prot
