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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Wednesday afternoon at the State House saw quiet but consequential movement. Lawmakers advanced a sweeping financial regulation bill, debated expanding state authority over property for…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Vermont lawmakers spent the morning in committee hearings weighing new consumer technology rules, education data protections, hospital pricing carve-outs, and Lake Champlain spending priorities. Discussions…
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VT Lawmakers Reintroduce Assault Weapon Ban — Again
Vermont lawmakers have introduced S.167, at least the fifth assault weapon possession ban attempt in a decade. The bill criminalizes commonly owned rifles and pistols…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Quiet committees, loud consequences. Tuesday afternoon under the Golden Dome locked in continued property tax pressure, expanded homelessness policy, advancing health legislation, and further erosion…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Committees wrestled with law enforcement ID rules, a proposed secure forensic facility, Act 181 housing rollouts, smart water system mandates, and mounting budget pressure. The…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Evening Roundup
Vermont lawmakers spent Tuesday afternoon advancing and previewing legislation affecting energy policy, telecommunications siting, insurance regulation, and transportation funding. Committees debated nuclear power’s role in…
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FYIVT Golden Dome: Midday Roundup
Vermont lawmakers used the first half of Tuesday’s session to preview bills and policy areas that could affect health care costs, energy regulation, and insurance…
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Five Years In, VT’s Climate Council Is Still Narrowing Its Focus
Five years after Vermont adopted legally binding climate targets, the state’s Climate Council is still narrowing its focus. At recent meetings, officials introduced new “Top…
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VT Taxpayers Spent $500 Million on Climate Policies. The Planet Didn’t Notice.
Vermont taxpayers spent over $500 million on climate programs in five years. The result? The state missed its first legally binding emissions target, transport fuel…
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Vermont Legislature Committees: A Starting Point for Tracking Bills and Issues
Most legislation in Vermont is shaped and decided at the committee level, long before reaching a final floor vote. This reference guide links to all…
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