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When State Guidance Becomes Pressure: Vermont Towns Push Back
Vermont towns are increasingly unsure where statutory planning requirements end and agency-driven preferences begin. Pittsford’s recent Selectboard discussion highlights this statewide tension, especially around Enhanced Energy Plans and ideological…
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The FYIVT Semi-Annual Cyber Beg
FYIVT delivers clear, fact-driven information Vermonters can actually use — without ads, trackers, or political influence. Every day’s coverage is built on thousands of hours of independent work. If…
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VT’s Housing Debate: Trade-Offs No One Wants to Name
Vermont’s housing debate is stuck on three incompatible goals: building far more homes, keeping them affordable, and maintaining strict environmental protections. Policymakers and advocates avoid acknowledging that the state…
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Becca and the Policy Cliff
A temporary expansion of ACA subsidies, extended twice since 2021, is now producing a steep policy cliff as the 2025 sunset approaches. Premiums rose faster under subsidy insulation, and…
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Over $100K VT Taxpayer Dollars Spent for…Nothing
Vermont spent over $100,000 on a redistricting task force that never delivered the maps required by law. Despite clear directives in Act 73, the group rejected its mandate, accepted…
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VT Could Save Millions Under New Federal Homelessness Rules — If It Chooses to Adapt
Vermont spends over $30 million a year on emergency motel housing, but new federal homelessness rules could shift those costs to HUD-funded treatment and transitional programs. With hundreds of…
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Vermont Is Flying Blind on Housing Policy — And You Pay the Price
Vermont is pushing rent control, eviction limits, and new housing mandates without the basic data needed to understand the crisis. The Legislature’s own study admits it lacks core facts…
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Vermont’s “It’ll Fix Everything Act”
Vermont’s land-use planning statute attempts to solve almost every development challenge at once, from housing and transportation to agriculture, energy, and even cultural enrichment. Its sweeping goals often contradict…
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What Is a “Fair Share”? Searching for Truth Behind the Buzzword
The phrase “fair share” gets thrown around like a moral hammer, but the numbers tell a far more complicated story. From historic tithing to modern progressive taxation, what’s considered…
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Vermont’s Green Credit Con: Clean State, Dirty Books
Vermont’s carbon-credit and REC systems don’t reduce real carbon emissions—they just shift carbon claims between states and companies while driving up electric and heating costs. Fuel dealers aren’t the…
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