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Vermont Sells Tax Breaks to Banks — Why Not Taxpayers?

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Mar 15, 2026

Vermont’s housing down-payment program is funded through tax credits sold below face value to banks and insurance companies. Those institutions can buy discounted tax relief…

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So, You Like Gas Vehicles?

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Mar 12, 2026

Vermont’s electric-vehicle sales mandate hasn’t been repealed — it’s only paused. The state’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which would phase out new gasoline vehicle…

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VT Legislature Set to Take Up Another Gun Bill (again)

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Mar 11, 2026

The Vermont House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony Wednesday on H.606, an omnibus firearms bill that would expand several areas of state gun law, including…

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VT Senate Examines New Investment Income Tax

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Mar 9, 2026

A proposal to tax investment income for households earning more than $200,000 drew debate in the Senate Finance Committee as lawmakers considered whether Vermont could…

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VT Committee Mystery: Motion to Vote on H.70 Made, No Vote Taken

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Mar 7, 2026

A motion to vote on H.70 briefly disrupted a Feb. 27 hearing of the Vermont House Committee on Environment and Energy, where lawmakers and witnesses…

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A VT Kratom Consumer Protection Act?

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Mar 4, 2026

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?

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Mar 3, 2026

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

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Feb 28, 2026

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

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Feb 27, 2026

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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