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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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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Vermont lawmakers spent the morning in committee hearings weighing new consumer technology rules, education data protections, hospital pricing carve-outs, and Lake Champlain spending priorities. Discussions ranged from smart devices…
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VT Lawmakers Reintroduce Assault Weapon Ban — Again
Vermont lawmakers have introduced S.167, at least the fifth assault weapon possession ban attempt in a decade. The bill criminalizes commonly owned rifles and pistols with no grandfathering —…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Quiet committees, loud consequences. Tuesday afternoon under the Golden Dome locked in continued property tax pressure, expanded homelessness policy, advancing health legislation, and further erosion of local control. No…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Committees wrestled with law enforcement ID rules, a proposed secure forensic facility, Act 181 housing rollouts, smart water system mandates, and mounting budget pressure. The sharpest clash came over…
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