May 2025
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Home Title Theft in Vermont: Rare, But Real — And Homeowners Shouldn’t Be the Ones Cleaning Up the Mess
Vermont law punishes forged deeds—but it doesn’t protect homeowners from the legal chaos that follows. Title theft is rare, but real, and right now, victims…
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Unpaid Leave Bill Comes with a Cost
H.461- An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave passed both the House and Senate, its fate now in the hands of Governor…
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Is Article 9 Dead? Vermont’s Forgotten Constitutional Obligation to the People
Vermont’s Constitution demands that taxes serve the public more than the money would in private hands. Yet with unaccounted spending, ideologically driven mandates, and sweeping…
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Is 600,000 Too Small to Count? A Public Health Dismissal Raises Bigger Questions
Vermont officials say the public may not have a role in selecting the next Health Commissioner—despite five years of sweeping mandates and over 3,000 unexplained…
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S.131 and the End of Dillon’s Rule? Burlington Gun Ban Tests Vermont’s Constitution and State Authority
Vermont’s S.131 may seem like a local gun ordinance, but it challenges both Dillon’s Rule and the state’s constitutional right to bear arms. If passed,…
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Don’t Just Wait—Create a Local Recall Option
Most Vermont towns can’t recall elected officials mid-term—even when trust is broken. But towns like Barre have shown it’s possible to give voters that power.…
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Before We Spend $70 Million, Can We See the Plan?
Vermont’s H.479 spends $70 million on housing programs with no performance metrics, missing funds, and environmental risks buried—literally. From blank checks to brownfield developments, this…
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Why Won’t DCF Disclose Who’s Using the System?
The Vermont Department for Children and Families refused to release even anonymized data about whether public assistance recipients recently moved to the state — or…
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Trump’s “I Don’t Know” on the Constitution: Honest Answer or Weaponized Soundbite?
When President Trump said “I don’t know” in response to a constitutional question during an NBC interview, critics like Rep. Becca Balint pounced—ignoring context and…
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