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A VT Kratom Consumer Protection Act?
A Vermont House bill would establish statewide registration, laboratory testing, labeling standards, and enforcement rules for kratom products. H.416 creates a Department of Health registry,…
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VT Bill To Decriminalize Psilocybin and Establish Therapeutic Consultation Program?
Vermont lawmakers are considering a bill that would decriminalize adult possession and cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms while creating a state-recognized therapeutic consultation program overseen by…
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$18,000 to Translate a 12-Page Vermont Policing Policy
During a recent Senate Appropriations hearing, officials cited an $18,000 cost to translate a 12-page Vermont Criminal Justice Council policing policy into 13 languages and…
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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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VT S.325: Model Zoning, “Clear Standards,” and the Quiet Link to Act 181
S.325 may be framed as a study bill, but its implications reach far beyond a simple task force. By proposing state-drafted model zoning bylaws that…
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Prop 4: Equality or Equity? You Decide
Vermont’s Proposal 4 would add a new equal protection article to the Constitution — but it also includes a clause shielding identity-conscious remedial programs from…
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VT Draft Tier 3 Maps Raise Questions About Landowner Impact
State officials are drafting Tier 3 maps that could shape where Act 250 applies, focusing on critical resources and habitat connectors along roads while excluding…
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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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VT Legislature Presses DCF on Housing Money
Vermont lawmakers are pressing the Department for Children and Families over how $11 million in emergency housing funds were carried forward and redirected into shelter…
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