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Four Months In, Vermont’s Budget Is Balanced—But the Real Fight Might Just Be Delayed
As Vermont’s Legislature stalls on adjournment, pressure builds over an unfinished education funding overhaul. With H.454 lingering in limbo and property tax hikes looming, critics…
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Vermont’s Land Lockdown: The Hidden Costs of 30×30 and 50×50 Conservation Goals
Vermont’s 30×30 and 50×50 land conservation goals may sound noble, but they’re gutting the rural tax base, pushing locals off their land, and mirroring global…
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Symbols in the Classroom: When Inclusion Becomes a Question of Fairness
Should public schools display flags that represent cultural or identity-based movements? While inclusion is often the goal, symbolic displays like the Pride flag may unintentionally…
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Drinking Water Funding Cliff: Billions Needed, but Federal Lifeline Ends in 2027
Vermont faces a $1.6 billion water infrastructure shortfall despite federal aid. With funding expiring in 2027, small towns risk service failures, rate hikes, and health…
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More Than Classrooms: VT’s Growing Education Mandates Are Fueling Costs
Vermont lawmakers are debating H.454, a sweeping education reform bill that could reshape school governance, class sizes, and district boundaries. As the bill advances, questions…
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Who’s Funding Whom? VNRC’s Public Role and Private Alliances Raise New Questions
VNRC receives hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars each year—while co-producing political media and coordinating strategy with Vermont Conservation Voters, a partisan advocacy group. With…
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S.124: A Decade of Drowning in Vermont’s Water Policy
Vermont has spent over $200 million trying to fix water pollution, yet S.124 resets the system, dragging even small farms into costly permitting. Lawmakers admit…
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Home Title Theft in Vermont: Rare, But Real — And Homeowners Shouldn’t Be the Ones Cleaning Up the Mess
Vermont law punishes forged deeds—but it doesn’t protect homeowners from the legal chaos that follows. Title theft is rare, but real, and right now, victims…
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Is Article 9 Dead? Vermont’s Forgotten Constitutional Obligation to the People
Vermont’s Constitution demands that taxes serve the public more than the money would in private hands. Yet with unaccounted spending, ideologically driven mandates, and sweeping…
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Is 600,000 Too Small to Count? A Public Health Dismissal Raises Bigger Questions
Vermont officials say the public may not have a role in selecting the next Health Commissioner—despite five years of sweeping mandates and over 3,000 unexplained…
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