Business & Economics
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Vermont Sells Tax Breaks to Banks — Why Not Taxpayers?
Vermont’s housing down-payment program is funded through tax credits sold below face value to banks and insurance companies. Those institutions can buy discounted tax relief…
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The Wild-Ass Guessometer
Artificial intelligence isn’t a digital brain or an all-knowing oracle. At its core, modern AI is a massive probability engine—a highly educated “wild-ass guessometer.” It…
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So, You Like Gas Vehicles?
Vermont’s electric-vehicle sales mandate hasn’t been repealed — it’s only paused. The state’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which would phase out new gasoline vehicle…
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VT Senate Examines New Investment Income Tax
A proposal to tax investment income for households earning more than $200,000 drew debate in the Senate Finance Committee as lawmakers considered whether Vermont could…
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VT Lawmakers Rework Act 73 Tax Overhaul
Act 73 is widely seen as a school district consolidation law, but it also restructures how Vermont values property for education taxes. Lawmakers are now…
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Rutland to Host Final Conservation Plan Listening Session
Vermonters can weigh in on the state’s draft Conservation Plan at a March 2 listening session in Rutland or a virtual session on March 9.…
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VT Legislators Target Rental and Vacation Homes with Higher Taxes
Two Vermont Senate bills would raise education property tax rates on nonhomestead residential properties and remove the sales tax exemption on heating fuel and electricity…
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Prop 3: Embedding Unions in the VT Constitution
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.…
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VT’s Cannabis Cash Question
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…
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Vermont’s $2 Billion Retiree Health Gap
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…
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