Vermont mails a ballot to every active voter automatically — but its own 2024 numbers don't add up. 522,600 registered, 460,415 "active," only 441,666 ballots sent, and just 240,375 counted as mail returns. Over 200,000 packages unaccounted
Vermont’s climate policies burden residents with costly mandates for negligible global impact. With emissions contributing just 0.13% of the U.S. total, the state’s sacrifices under the Paris Accord resemble a "Nigerian prince" scam: high c
Vermont's Orange County high bailiff remains publicly listed in office while appearing in Russia and Tehran, invoking his elected title abroad, claiming U.S. No Fly List status, praising Iranian resistance, and posting from events tied to h
Vermont farmers have trusted the barnyard forecast for generations. The science says the cows are guessing — but the swallows, the bees and the red sky are onto something real.
Vermont believes residential property is collectively worth billions more than current assessments reflect, and a new reappraisal system is designed to close that gap. While higher assessments don't automatically mean higher taxes, they can
More for-sale signs, prices still rising, and two-thirds of young Vermonters saying they want out. Vermont's housing market isn't crashing — it's trapping people. We built an interactive dashboard tracking every moving part, from the signs
Vermont has spent decades trying to preserve its rural character through regulation. But when protecting the past begins preventing the future, preservation becomes stagnation. Using the metaphor of amber, this commentary explores how layer
Air conditioning is not under attack in Vermont today, but climate policy elsewhere shows how affordable cooling can be squeezed through refrigerant rules, appliance standards, building codes, and approved technologies. As heat risks rise,
Vermont's first Fourth of July in 1777 wasn't marked by fireworks or celebration. As delegates gathered in Windsor to write the republic's first constitution, British forces advanced from Canada, Fort Ticonderoga was about to fall, and the
Vermont has spent more than $604 million on clean water initiatives since 2015, preventing an estimated 124,000 pounds of phosphorus from reaching Lake Champlain. But with legacy phosphorus continuing to leach from decades of federally enco
Vermont's devastating floods didn't begin with Irene or 2023. Nearly two centuries of history reveal a recurring pattern that continues to shape where Vermonters live and build. As Act 121 and Act 181 reshape development policy, the debate
Act 59 set Vermont on path toward 30x30 and 50x50, but the real cost is only now coming into focus. State inventory numbers point to hundreds of millions or billions in conservation costs, plus tax, housing, permitting, and grand-list press
