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VT’s 3-Acre Rule: A Billion-Dollar Cleanup with Pennies of Impact
Vermont has spent over $600 million battling Lake Champlain’s phosphorus crisis, yet results barely cover a 33×33-foot square. With 2 million new pounds leaching in…
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Why Refusing Lawful Orders Shouldn’t Mean a Payday
Every year, cities spend millions settling lawsuits from police encounters that began with one bad choice: refusing to cooperate. By shifting the expectation to cooperation—and…
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Vermont’s À La Carte Constitution
Vermont’s Constitution is clear: residency, virtue, and fiscal restraint are not optional. Yet many modern laws openly defy these principles. Why haven’t courts stepped in?…
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VT Ends Telework for Some ESD Staff, Highlighting Oversight Gaps in Government Remote Work
Vermont’s decision to end telework for 100 Economic Services Division staff raises bigger questions: how can governments measure remote work productivity? With no audits or…
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Planning Without Data: Vermont’s Public Assistance Challenges
Vermont’s generous safety net layers state-funded programs on top of federal benefits, but without tracking who’s using them. Lawmakers know what’s happening—soaring costs and demand—but…
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New Tuition Rules Take Effect July 1 — Families Have Until Monday to Lock in Funding for Independent Schools
New rules taking effect July 1 will restrict which independent schools can receive public tuition payments in Vermont. Families in school choice towns must enroll…
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Does Vermont’s Pre-K Program Obscure the True Cost of K–12 Education?
As Vermont’s K–12 enrollment declined, Pre-K expansion under Act 166 quietly padded student counts—masking the real rise in education costs. By including thousands of part-time…
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Unmasking Hypocrisy: Vermont Officials Condemn Agents Who Hide Their Faces — But Not Protesters
Vermont officials condemned masked federal agents during a recent immigration arrest—but have remained silent about masked protesters and rely on armed protection themselves. The double…
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Ranked-Choice Voting: What It Is And How It Works
Ranked-choice voting is gaining traction in Vermont under the guise of a “study,” but critics say it’s a complex system that changes how elections are…
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VT Senate Strips Down Election Bill
The Vermont Senate is set to review H.474, a sweeping election bill that includes a ranked-choice voting study, a report on electronic ballot return, and…
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