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Drinking Water Funding Cliff: Billions Needed, but Federal Lifeline Ends in 2027
Vermont faces a $1.6 billion water infrastructure shortfall despite federal aid. With funding expiring in 2027, small towns risk service failures, rate hikes, and health hazards. Lawmakers need a…
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More Than Classrooms: VT’s Growing Education Mandates Are Fueling Costs
Vermont lawmakers are debating H.454, a sweeping education reform bill that could reshape school governance, class sizes, and district boundaries. As the bill advances, questions emerge about the rising…
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Who’s Funding Whom? VNRC’s Public Role and Private Alliances Raise New Questions
VNRC receives hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars each year—while co-producing political media and coordinating strategy with Vermont Conservation Voters, a partisan advocacy group. With lawsuits against the state…
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S.124: A Decade of Drowning in Vermont’s Water Policy
Vermont has spent over $200 million trying to fix water pollution, yet S.124 resets the system, dragging even small farms into costly permitting. Lawmakers admit the rules are confusing…
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From Rio to Reset: How COVID Kickstarted Agenda 2030 — and Why It Matters Now
Agenda 21 was the soft launch. Agenda 2030 is the full-scale rollout — and COVID was the catalyst that turned suggestions into systems. From “smart” surveillance to rights redefined…
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HHS Faces a Critical Choice on Pesticide Liability
A growing coalition is urging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reject state-level pesticide shield laws that protect chemical companies from lawsuits. With glyphosate and other agrochemicals under…
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The November 2024 Inverter Shutdown Was Real — and It Came from China
In November 2024, hundreds of solar inverters across the U.S. were remotely disabled—triggering fears of foreign control. But FYIVT found the real cause: a manufacturer shutdown tied to a…
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Surviving A System Of Advocacy
Can Rutland County’s Agricultural Society & The Vermont State Fair survive Vermont’s 3 Acre Rule? The arbitrary nature of being placed on a list for sacrifice because of a 3…
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Home Title Theft in Vermont: Rare, But Real — And Homeowners Shouldn’t Be the Ones Cleaning Up the Mess
Vermont law punishes forged deeds—but it doesn’t protect homeowners from the legal chaos that follows. Title theft is rare, but real, and right now, victims are left to clean…
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Unpaid Leave Bill Comes with a Cost
H.461- An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave passed both the House and Senate, its fate now in the hands of Governor Scott. Having failed to…
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