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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Lawmakers heard testimony across committees on Jan. 23 on land‑use and permit processes tied to Acts 1, 174 and 181; S.224 proposals to limit aquatic invasive spread and decontamination…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Legislative hearings on January 23 included testimony on S.224 lake‑protection measures and decontamination costs for wakeboat ballast tanks; proposals to adjust net‑metering and grid interconnection authority; Ways & Means…
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Judicial Independence on Trial in the VT Senate
Over a single week, Vermont’s Senate Judiciary Committee turned a typically routine confirmation process into a revealing debate over judicial independence, professional duty, and political legitimacy. The sharply different…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Committees on Jan. 23 reviewed measures affecting mandates, agency authority, taxes and spending. Key items included proposals on lake protection and invasive‑species measures in S.224, net metering and utility…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Legislative hearings on Jan. 23 focused on housing finance and tax-credit programs and on changes to education funding and property tax classifications tied to Act 73. Committees also weighed…
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Vt Legislature Considers Permanent Auto-Increasing Fuel Tax
A Vermont Senate bill would raise the gasoline excise tax from 12.1 cents to 28 cents per gallon starting July 2025 and then automatically increase it each year with…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Ways & Means reviewed tax changes including a 10% land use change tax and tighter property transfer rules; sessions across Environment and General & Housing highlighted high predevelopment and…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
The legislature’s January 21–22 committee hearings covered teacher pension federal grants assessments and a $3 million budget request, health claims and HIT fund revenue flows tied to Act 192…
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How the Paris Climate Accord Became VT’s Global Warming Solutions Act
Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act was born from the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement—but the two operate very differently. While Paris relies on voluntary national pledges amid rising…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Wednesday afternoon at the State House saw quiet but consequential movement. Lawmakers advanced a sweeping financial regulation bill, debated expanding state authority over property for housing use, and pushed…
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