Vermont’s dairy industry depends on migrant labor, but federal visa law doesn’t match year-round farm work. The result is a legally vulnerable workforce, limited enforcement, and a policy split between visa reform and residency pathways tha
Members of multiple legislative committees met Tuesday to hear testimony and discuss a range of policy and budget matters including school consolidation processes tied to Act 46 agency budget requests and special funds a proposal to allow p
Legislative committees on March 24 received briefings and considered language and fiscal details across budget education human services economic development and judiciary matters Major topics included the FY2027 budget and related transfers
A two-hour legislative hearing on the South Burlington ICE incident focused heavily on optics while sidestepping core public safety questions. Testimony described a suspect who fled, a crowd that physically interfered, and officers constrai
Vermont lawmakers have opted out of a new federal scholarship tax credit program, even as education costs and property taxes continue to rise. The decision raises questions about whether the state is prioritizing system control over potenti
Vermont declared a climate emergency, but its policies place the earliest and most direct costs on home heating—an essential need—while leaving discretionary emissions largely unaddressed. If this is truly an emergency, the burden should fa
Vermont’s Joint Fiscal Office has outlined a wide range of options for increasing state revenue, from raising existing tax rates to expanding the sales tax to new goods and services. The report highlights how different approaches—from taxin
Several House and Senate committees met Friday and discussed proposals touching land use and municipal authority for farms changes to penalties and licensing for tobacco products and the yield bill that sets education property tax rates and
The House Appropriations Committee considered amendments to an unclaimed property and related miscellaneous bill including changes directing transfers of unclaimed property receipts Committee discussion described replacing a prior destinati
Vermont ranks near the top nationally in taxes, spending, and education funding per capita, according to Fiscal Facts 2026. The state’s centralized revenue system and reliance on a statewide property tax drive these rankings, while ongoing
Lawmakers across several House and Senate committees on March 19 reviewed amendments fiscal notes and policy changes that would affect fees state revenues education funding program appropriations and regulatory authority... #fyivt #vtleg #
The legislature s committees heard a range of policy and fiscal proposals on March 19 2026 with major attention in Ways Means on a transportation package H 2 that would change bonding and fee structures for roadwork and electric vehicles in
