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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…
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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…
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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…
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Is Article 9 Dead? Vermont’s Forgotten Constitutional Obligation to the People
Vermont’s Constitution demands that taxes serve the public more than the money would in private hands. Yet with unaccounted spending, ideologically driven mandates, and sweeping…
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Is 600,000 Too Small to Count? A Public Health Dismissal Raises Bigger Questions
Vermont officials say the public may not have a role in selecting the next Health Commissioner—despite five years of sweeping mandates and over 3,000 unexplained…
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S.131 and the End of Dillon’s Rule? Burlington Gun Ban Tests Vermont’s Constitution and State Authority
Vermont’s S.131 may seem like a local gun ordinance, but it challenges both Dillon’s Rule and the state’s constitutional right to bear arms. If passed,…
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Don’t Just Wait—Create a Local Recall Option
Most Vermont towns can’t recall elected officials mid-term—even when trust is broken. But towns like Barre have shown it’s possible to give voters that power.…
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Before We Spend $70 Million, Can We See the Plan?
Vermont’s H.479 spends $70 million on housing programs with no performance metrics, missing funds, and environmental risks buried—literally. From blank checks to brownfield developments, this…
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Why Won’t DCF Disclose Who’s Using the System?
The Vermont Department for Children and Families refused to release even anonymized data about whether public assistance recipients recently moved to the state — or…
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Your Platform, Your Property: Why It’s Time to Reclaim Digital Ground
FYIVT recently declined Facebook’s push to monetize via its “Stars” program—and was promptly penalized for noncompliance. No rules were broken. The outlet simply refused to…
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