Rep. Michael Tagliavia pitched H.767 to the House Energy Committee — an eight-year moratorium on five of Vermont's biggest climate and land use laws. His argument: Vermonters are drowning in costs while the state layers on regulations that
As Vermont’s new land-use system moves from statute to map, voting records reveal a clear pattern. The counties that voted “yes” in the greatest numbers are also the wealthiest—and the ones best positioned to benefit. Poorer regions backed
Vermont’s new land-use framework is reshaping the state’s economy, not just its maps. By concentrating growth into a narrow footprint, pressuring towns to opt in or face higher regulatory costs, and advancing land-use designations before al
On January 28, state officials told Vermont senators that a new land-use planning system is already reshaping where growth is encouraged and where land is classified as Rural Conservation. Regional maps are being approved now, even as the c
Today’s article is number 501. That means FYIVT has published more than five hundred original pieces in roughly a year and a half — covering Vermont policy, economics, demographics, public finance, regulation, energy, housing, public saf
Vermont lawmakers are considering whether to study the creation of a so-called “green bank,” a public-backed financing mechanism meant to support energy and climate-related projects. Supporters argue it could unlock private investment. Skep
A newly introduced Vermont House bill would create a state-recognized right to ongoing, taxpayer-funded legal representation for individuals in federal immigration proceedings, including non-residents detained in Vermont. The proposal direc
Despite public claims that recent federal immigration enforcement is “unconstitutional,” no court has issued a final ruling to that effect. What exists instead are unresolved lawsuits and temporary orders. At the same time, enforcement deba
People are dying not because the law is unclear, but because they were told it no longer applies. When moral outrage is mistaken for legal authority, and protest blurs into interference, reality intervenes. Laws change only when legislature
Over a single week, Vermont’s Senate Judiciary Committee turned a typically routine confirmation process into a revealing debate over judicial independence, professional duty, and political legitimacy. The sharply different treatment of two
A Vermont Senate bill would raise the gasoline excise tax from 12.1 cents to 28 cents per gallon starting July 2025 and then automatically increase it each year with inflation. Supporters call it stability for transportation funding. Critic
Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act was born from the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement—but the two operate very differently. While Paris relies on voluntary national pledges amid rising global emissions, Vermont converted those aspir
