Several legislative committees on April 8 held hearings and briefings on a range of policy items with the Environment Appropriations Ways Means Finance and Education committees discussing land use and zoning reforms a chloride contamination
Legislative committees on Wednesday heard testimony and discussed bills and enacted statutes touching on mandates spending regulatory authority and property and education policy across multiple panels including Environment Natural Resources
Vermont lawmakers approved a multi-year compensation structure in 2023 that increases weekly pay, expands benefits, and builds in future raises. In 2026, the same Legislature voted to block participation in a federal program offering up to
The Legislature s committees heard extensive testimony and bill discussions on April 7 addressing mandates and penalties education funding and formulas tax and property classification changes public health licensure pathways environmental p
Lawmaker panels on April 7 took up a range of policy and budget items focusing on school construction funding and eligibility changes in Ways Means dam safety emergency planning and related funding in Natural Resources Energy a new financin
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched a federal fraud bounty program Monday, offering citizens 10 to 30 percent of fines collected from convicted fraudsters. Vermont has a comparable law on the books — but it requires hiring a lawyer to
Vermont’s S.193 would create a secure forensic facility aimed at resolving a growing breakdown between the courts, hospitals, and corrections system. The bill shifts the state toward a custody-first model with clinical oversight, raising qu
Vermont lawmakers are advancing a sweeping overhaul of primary care financing that would eliminate copays for routine visits and shift to monthly payments for providers. Supporters say it will strengthen care; critics warn it may raise prem
Vermont lawmakers are projecting an average 7 percent education property tax increase for fiscal year 2027 — but that number is built on $127 million in one-time money. Without a General Fund transfer and surplus funds, the increase would r
Legislative committees on April 3 2026 heard detailed briefings on education property tax yields and one time transfers budget appropriations and reserves a primary care investment bill utility decommissioning and solar plant definitions an
Lawmakers across several Senate and House committees on April 3 heard testimony and briefings on proposed spending statutory mandates and agency rulemaking authority tied to environmental programs housing and tenant law healthcare funding a
A new CDC alert warns that medetomidine — a veterinary sedative synthesized in clandestine labs — is spreading through the Northeast fentanyl supply at explosive rates. Vermont sits in the highest-concentration zone. The compound doesn't re
