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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Legislative committees on Tuesday heard testimony and considered budget requests proposed regulatory authority expansions mandated requirements for local planning and school technology fee adjustments tied to permitting and enforcement…
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Police Stops, ICE Encounters, and Selective Enforcement in Vermont
Vermont treats routine police stops as lawful authority requiring compliance, yet frames similar immigration enforcement as coercive and illegitimate. The mechanics are the same: show papers, follow orders, challenge…
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H.767: A Moratorium on Mandates Vermonters Can’t Afford
Rep. Michael Tagliavia pitched H.767 to the House Energy Committee — an eight-year moratorium on five of Vermont’s biggest climate and land use laws. His argument: Vermonters are drowning…
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From State Maps to Backyards: Who Voted For This?
As Vermont’s new land-use system moves from statute to map, voting records reveal a clear pattern. The counties that voted “yes” in the greatest numbers are also the wealthiest—and…
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From State Maps to Backyards: Which Vermonters Benefit?
Vermont’s new land-use framework is reshaping the state’s economy, not just its maps. By concentrating growth into a narrow footprint, pressuring towns to opt in or face higher regulatory…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Lawmakers on January 30 heard detailed testimony across committees on a slate of bills and budget issues centered on energy consumer protections and distributed solar municipal housing finance tools…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Vermont lawmakers spent Friday morning in House and Senate committees reviewing land-use permitting, public health authority, education governance, and tax policy. Hearings referenced a wide range of bills and…
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From State Maps to Backyards: VT’s New Land-Use System
On January 28, state officials told Vermont senators that a new land-use planning system is already reshaping where growth is encouraged and where land is classified as Rural Conservation.…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Lawmakers heard testimony Jan. 29 on bills and budget measures affecting municipal zoning and Act 250 rulemaking, a pilot dam‑safety emergency planning program and revolving fund, resilience hub grants…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Vermont lawmakers spent Thursday morning in House and Senate committees examining primary care financing, environmental regulation, labor mandates, and tax policy. Discussions focused on bills affecting nurse overtime, Lake…
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