January 2026
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Should Montpelier Control Your Land?
Vermont’s Act 181 doesn’t change who owns the land, but it does change who draws the lines that matter. A five-member Land Use Review Board…
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You May Not Know VT’s Act 181 — But It Knows Your Property
Vermont says it needs thousands of new homes, but the new regional land-use map quietly shrinks the places where towns like Pittsford can actually build…
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Economic Costs and Consequences: What Vermont Residents Face
Vermont’s legislature claims its policies serve the public good, but decades of restrictive regulations, rising taxes, and inaction on crime and addiction tell a different…
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When Staying Stops Making Sense: The Economics of Financial Limits
Vermont families are nearing their financial breaking point, with rising taxes, high energy costs, and strict regulations making the state unaffordable for many. Lawmakers must…
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$1,000 Per Drafted Bill: The Hidden Cost in Montpelier
Several Vermont legislators revealed that each bill introduced costs taxpayers an average of $1,000. With over 1,200 bills introduced in the 2023-2024 session, only 210…
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