February 2026
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
State committees on Tuesday addressed funding and implementation details across education appropriations and environment policy focusing on how recent acts and proposed changes affect program…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Lawmakers on Tuesday reviewed budget adjustments and revenue transfers considered a proposal to create a state prescription drug discount program examined hospital outpatient pricing changes…
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Prop 4: Equality or Equity? You Decide
Vermont’s Proposal 4 would add a new equal protection article to the Constitution — but it also includes a clause shielding identity-conscious remedial programs from…
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VT Draft Tier 3 Maps Raise Questions About Landowner Impact
State officials are drafting Tier 3 maps that could shape where Act 250 applies, focusing on critical resources and habitat connectors along roads while excluding…
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Vermont’s Immigration Debate: A Collision of Facts
Vermont lawmakers are debating immigration transparency and non-cooperation measures as ICE reports rising vehicle attacks on officers nationwide. At the same time, recent Vermont arrests…
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VT’s Cannabis Cash Question
Five years after legalization, Vermont’s cannabis program is generating more than enough tax revenue to cover regulatory costs and statutory allocations. But lawmakers never created…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Members of several legislative committees on Feb 20 heard testimony and staff walkthroughs on a range of bills and policy items with detailed discussion of…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a range of bills and budget requests with committees focusing on education governance and spending the removal of Department of…
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Vermont’s $2 Billion Retiree Health Gap
Vermont’s retiree health care obligations exceed $2.5 billion, with more than $2.1 billion currently unfunded. Despite recent prefunding efforts, the systems remain just 16.6% and…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
House and Senate committees on Thursday discussed proposed tax changes for second homes school funding pressures new health insurance mandates dam and hunting related emergency…
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