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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Ways & Means reviewed tax changes including a 10% land use change tax and tighter property transfer rules; sessions across Environment and General & Housing…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
The legislature’s January 21–22 committee hearings covered teacher pension federal grants assessments and a $3 million budget request, health claims and HIT fund revenue flows…
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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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VT’s New Land-Use Map Rewrites Rutland County, Town by Town
Rutland County’s draft Act 181 map barely increases land marked for growth, but quietly pushes most towns into majority “Rural Conservation” status. In 17 of…
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When Staying Stops Making Sense: The Economics of Financial Limits
Vermont families are nearing their financial breaking point, with rising taxes, high energy costs, and strict regulations making the state unaffordable for many. Lawmakers must…
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Act 47 and A Story of Vermont’s Compact Future
Vermont’s shrinking pool of buildable land and new statewide zoning mandates are steering the state toward a dense, walkable future. Act 47 accelerates this shift…
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The Vermont Land Crunch: Conservation, Costs, and a Finite Landscape
Vermont’s land base is far more limited than commonly understood. With roughly three-quarters of the state already conserved, publicly owned, or in long-term Current Use,…
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Is Affordable Housing in VT Affordable?
Vermont celebrated Marble Village as a “$13 million affordable housing success,” but the building’s own Act 250 filings show just $7.56 million in actual construction…
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WTF Is a Policy Preference Cascade?
Vermonters aren’t imagining it — rising costs, housing shortages, and ignored concerns all trace back to a structural issue called a policy preference cascade. When…
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Vermont’s “It’ll Fix Everything Act”
Vermont’s land-use planning statute attempts to solve almost every development challenge at once, from housing and transportation to agriculture, energy, and even cultural enrichment. Its…
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