Senate and House committees on Tuesday heard a series of detailed policy briefings and testimony on education governance and school finance a wide ranging miscellaneous tax package environmental community engagement guidance health care cos
Legislative committees on May 5 reviewed amendments and proposals addressing mandates and enforcement in health care and AI assisted services budget and housing shifts in human services funding vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeship d
Vermont's education spending has climbed to $2.2 billion while K-12 enrollment fell by 25,000 students since 2005. Property taxes spiked 18.5% in one year. Now Act 73's mandatory consolidation is effectively dead, replaced by H.955 — a volu
The Laffer Curve describes how tax rates and government revenue interact, suggesting there’s a tipping point where higher taxes can reduce total collections. While the concept is widely accepted, where that tipping point actually sits remai
Tianeptine, an unapproved drug with opioid-like effects, is being sold in U.S. retail stores despite federal safety warnings. While some countries have restricted it due to abuse risks, it remains unscheduled federally, creating a regulator
Lawmaker testimony and committee briefings on May 1 covered a range of legislative measures with high profile discussion in Ways Means on tax provisions tied to H 95 and Act 73 in the Senate Education Committee on implementation of Act 73 a
A slate of House and Senate committees on May 1 heard testimony and reviewed draft amendments on several high profile bills and session law changes affecting school budgets and penalties land use and energy siting housing and development in
A stalled proposal to increase taxes on second homes has resurfaced in Montpelier, this time as amendment language tied to active legislation. Lawmakers are now weighing whether to move forward with a tax structure originally linked to Act
Lawmakers on Thursday discussed a wide range of substantive bills and budget actions in committee hearings that addressed taxes and property classifications education mandates and data collection changes to land use rules appropriations and
Several legislative committees on April 30 reviewed a range of bills enacted acts and policy proposals focused on mandates spending taxation regulatory authority and penalties across education natural resources and energy energy policy heal
Legislative committees on April 29 heard multiple substantive proposals on tax classification and assessment reform uses of a municipal pilot fund housing and zoning reporting requirements and changes to school governance and education fina
Legislative committees on April 29 reviewed multiple bills and policy changes addressing reporting requirements and transparency for healthcare facility ownership tax and revenue allocations housing and development financing energy and envi
