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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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FYIVT #501: What It Takes to Keep This Going
Today’s article is number 501. That means FYIVT has published more than five hundred original pieces in roughly a year and a half — covering Vermont policy, economics, demographics,…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
House committees on Jan. 28 reviewed H.750 to exclude capital construction from education spending calculations and discussed Ways & Means budget moves that unreserve $30 million and carry forward…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Lawmakers spent Wednesday morning in committee hearings focused on education restructuring, property tax administration, and the Agency of Human Services budget. Discussions centered on regionalization models, statutory mandates, reappraisal…
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Is a Green Bank a Good Investment for Vermont Taxpayers?
Vermont lawmakers are considering whether to study the creation of a so-called “green bank,” a public-backed financing mechanism meant to support energy and climate-related projects. Supporters argue it could…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Lawmakers heard extensive testimony on Jan. 27 about H.594’s shelter rules and the need to replace motel beds with permanent units; H.583’s proposed limits on investor relationships in medical…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Several Vermont legislative committees met Tuesday to advance discussion on bills affecting environmental regulation, health care practice, housing development, and state finance. Proposals ranged from restrictions on recreational use…
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VT Bill Would Create Taxpayer-Funded Right to Immigration Defense
A newly introduced Vermont House bill would create a state-recognized right to ongoing, taxpayer-funded legal representation for individuals in federal immigration proceedings, including non-residents detained in Vermont. The proposal…
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“Unconstitutional” Without a Ruling, and Public Safety Without a Number
Despite public claims that recent federal immigration enforcement is “unconstitutional,” no court has issued a final ruling to that effect. What exists instead are unresolved lawsuits and temporary orders.…
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Death by Categorical Error
People are dying not because the law is unclear, but because they were told it no longer applies. When moral outrage is mistaken for legal authority, and protest blurs…
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