Legislative committees on Feb 26 heard detailed presentations and stakeholder testimony on bills and draft proposals that would change provider authority in mental health emergency care expand exemptions and regulation for forestry and farm
Vermont’s Proposal 3 would amend the state Constitution to enshrine a right to collectively bargain, restrict future labor law changes, and permanently block right-to-work legislation. Supporters call it worker protection. Critics warn it r
Lawmaker panels on Feb 25 heard testimony on education restructuring and school consolidation proposals budget pressures across multiple state departments changes to tax treatment for manufactured homes health care access and primary care p
Lawmakers across House and Senate committees on Feb 25 reviewed a slate of bills and budget requests touching education standards and funding changes to unclaimed property and retirement administration proposals on property posting and PFAS
S.325 may be framed as a study bill, but its implications reach far beyond a simple task force. By proposing state-drafted model zoning bylaws that eliminate hearings and appeals in designated areas, the bill could quietly reshape how housi
State committees on Tuesday addressed funding and implementation details across education appropriations and environment policy focusing on how recent acts and proposed changes affect program financing operational requirements and regulator
Vermont’s Proposal 4 would add a new equal protection article to the Constitution — but it also includes a clause shielding identity-conscious remedial programs from being invalidated under that same equality language. Lawmakers say it prot
State officials are drafting Tier 3 maps that could shape where Act 250 applies, focusing on critical resources and habitat connectors along roads while excluding areas around existing homes. Lawmakers questioned outreach plans and acknowle
Vermont lawmakers are debating immigration transparency and non-cooperation measures as ICE reports rising vehicle attacks on officers nationwide. At the same time, recent Vermont arrests involve individuals with documented serious criminal
Five years after legalization, Vermont’s cannabis program is generating more than enough tax revenue to cover regulatory costs and statutory allocations. But lawmakers never created a “no-subsidy” firewall. With most of the Cannabis Control
Vermont’s retiree health care obligations exceed $2.5 billion, with more than $2.1 billion currently unfunded. Despite recent prefunding efforts, the systems remain just 16.6% and 13.6% funded. Required annual state contributions are rising
Vermont lawmakers are pressing the Department for Children and Families over how $11 million in emergency housing funds were carried forward and redirected into shelter services. House Human Services Chair Theresa Wood says shifting money b
