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Is a Green Bank a Good Investment for Vermont Taxpayers?
Vermont lawmakers are considering whether to study the creation of a so-called “green bank,” a public-backed financing mechanism meant to support energy and climate-related projects.…
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VT Bill Would Create Taxpayer-Funded Right to Immigration Defense
A newly introduced Vermont House bill would create a state-recognized right to ongoing, taxpayer-funded legal representation for individuals in federal immigration proceedings, including non-residents detained…
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“Unconstitutional” Without a Ruling, and Public Safety Without a Number
Despite public claims that recent federal immigration enforcement is “unconstitutional,” no court has issued a final ruling to that effect. What exists instead are unresolved…
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Death by Categorical Error
People are dying not because the law is unclear, but because they were told it no longer applies. When moral outrage is mistaken for legal…
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Judicial Independence on Trial in the VT Senate
Over a single week, Vermont’s Senate Judiciary Committee turned a typically routine confirmation process into a revealing debate over judicial independence, professional duty, and political…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The First Amendment Doesn’t Let You Storm a Church
Don Lemon told his livestream audience that protesters had a First Amendment right to enter a St. Paul church and disrupt services. They didn’t. The…
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VT Bill Would Speed Up Evictions, Tighten Court Timelines
A newly introduced Vermont bill would dramatically speed up residential evictions, cutting notice periods to as little as three days and tightening court deadlines. Supporters…
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