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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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The Vermont Legislature Returns 2026
Vermont lawmakers returned to Montpelier this week as committees reset priorities on school construction, rising healthcare costs, climate policy, and land-use regulation. Early hearings focused…
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Act 21: VT’s $1MILLION Medical Debt Jubilee
State lawmakers approved a $1 million Vermont taxpayer-funded bad medical debt purchase plan for 10,000 to 15,000 Vermonters. The program, created under Act 21, shifts…
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VT’s Climate Spending vs. Drug Interdiction: The Road Not Taken
Since 2021, Vermont has spent nearly $300 million on climate initiatives. In the same period, more than 1,000 residents died from drug overdoses—875 from opioids…
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