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OVUU Declines to Reverse Preschool Relocation Decisions
The OVUU school board declined to reverse January votes relocating preschool programs affecting Caverly Preschool in Pittsford and Otter Creek Academy in Whiting, following significant public pushback. Board members…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Vermont lawmakers spent Tuesday afternoon advancing and previewing legislation affecting energy policy, telecommunications siting, insurance regulation, and transportation funding. Committees debated nuclear power’s role in reducing energy costs, extending…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Vermont lawmakers used the first half of Tuesday’s session to preview bills and policy areas that could affect health care costs, energy regulation, and insurance markets. Committees flagged concerns…
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Five Years In, VT’s Climate Council Is Still Narrowing Its Focus
Five years after Vermont adopted legally binding climate targets, the state’s Climate Council is still narrowing its focus. At recent meetings, officials introduced new “Top 10” priorities and described…
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From $500 Million To $1.4 Billion: The GWSA Money Pit Deepens!
In April 2025, Senator Anne Watson published an op-ed urging Vermonters to support the Global Warming Solutions Act. The state had “five years to take meaningful steps toward reducing…
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VT Taxpayers Spent $500 Million on Climate Policies. The Planet Didn’t Notice.
Vermont taxpayers spent over $500 million on climate programs in five years. The result? The state missed its first legally binding emissions target, transport fuel sales are trending upward,…
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Vermont Legislature Committees: A Starting Point for Tracking Bills and Issues
Most legislation in Vermont is shaped and decided at the committee level, long before reaching a final floor vote. This reference guide links to all House and Senate committees…
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The Vermont Legislature Returns 2026
Vermont lawmakers returned to Montpelier this week as committees reset priorities on school construction, rising healthcare costs, climate policy, and land-use regulation. Early hearings focused less on votes and…
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Is OVUU Closing Caverly Preschool and Otter Creek Academy?
At its Jan. 6 meeting, the Otter Valley Unified Union school board voted to move programs out of Whiting and Caverly schools, actions that would end their operation as…
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VT’s New Land-Use Map Rewrites Rutland County, Town by Town
Rutland County’s draft Act 181 map barely increases land marked for growth, but quietly pushes most towns into majority “Rural Conservation” status. In 17 of 27 towns, more than…
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