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Vermonters Overbilled on Property Taxes: Is Your Town Getting It Wrong Too?
Some Windham residents received tax bills far above the legal cap set by Vermont’s income sensitivity program, with some taxed at 16% of their income…
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Senate Democrats Block Vote to Repeal Clean Heat Standard
The plan is to stall, hope the voters forget, and bring the fuel tax on line in the future. When Vermont voters threw out a…
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VT Lawmakers Target Farmers Instead of Pushing Back Against the Feds
Vermont lawmakers are cracking down on farmers instead of fighting back against the EPA, which is threatening to revoke the state’s authority over CAFO regulations.…
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Lawmakers Propose 32-Hour Workweek
Vermont’s proposed H.261 would redefine full-time work from 40 to 32 hours, triggering overtime pay sooner and raising costs for businesses. While marketed as pro-worker,…
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GWSA Transportation Mandates Will Cost More Than $177 Million Per Year
Tax on gas & diesel could start at 26 cents per gallon. When it comes to the unaffordable climate change policies being pushed on Vermonters…
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H.298: A Bad-Faith Bill That Shields Illegal Aliens While Pretending to Follow the Law
Vermont’s H.298 is a bad-faith sanctuary bill disguised as due process. By requiring judicial warrants that don’t exist for civil immigration cases, it blocks ICE…
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Vermont’s War on Truckers: A Stealth Ban Disguised as a Noise Ordinance
Vermont’s S.66 bill isn’t just about noise—it’s a stealth attack on truckers and small businesses, forcing costly retrofits while letting a government-run “rat app” turn…
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VT’s PILOT Program: What It Is and How It Affects Taxpayers
Vermont’s PILOT program was designed to compensate towns for lost tax revenue from state-owned, tax-exempt properties, but the formula favors larger cities like Burlington while…
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The Clean Heat Standard Is a Lawsuit Time Bomb—And You’re Paying for It
Vermont’s Clean Heat Standard is a lawsuit time bomb disguised as climate policy. The so-called “$0.10 per gallon cap” is a lie—lawsuits under the Global…
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Another BIGGER Legislative Pay Raise Introduced While Blocking Efforts to Reduce Energy Costs
Vermont’s Democrat-controlled legislature is pushing a 142% pay raise for themselves while refusing to consider bills that would lower energy costs for taxpayers. Meanwhile, lawsuits…
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