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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Legislative committees on Wednesday received testimony on a range of bills and budget items with prominent discussion of proposed limits on health care facility ownership…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Lawmakers heard extensive testimony on Jan. 27 about H.594’s shelter rules and the need to replace motel beds with permanent units; H.583’s proposed limits on…
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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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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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The Consequences of Ignoring Reality – Part 2
Vermont’s fiscal pressures extend far beyond education funding. Housing scarcity, healthcare costs, workforce readiness, regulation, and demographic decline are compounding in ways that no single…
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The Consequences of Ignoring Reality – Part 1
Vermont’s education funding crisis is not the result of a single law or a broken formula. It is the visible collision point of decades of…
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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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VT’s Value Proposition, Without the Brochure
Every state makes a promise to those who live and work there — a value proposition. Vermont sells beauty, stability, and sustainability, but for employers…
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Here Lies Act 250: What if It Were Repealed in 2027?
If Act 250 truly “shaped the Vermont we love today,” then it shaped a state where the scenery thrives while the citizens struggle. A repeal…
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