In 2006, GAO investigators successfully smuggled radioactive material across U.S. borders at official ports of entry — with detection equipment deployed and trained personnel on site. The alarms didn't stop it. Nearly 2 million gotaways cro
When NewsNation host Chris Cuomo argued that Iran's 60% enriched uranium isn't weapons-grade and poses no imminent threat, he got the science wrong — not by a little, but by the IAEA's own definitions. The international nuclear watchdog cla
Legislative committees across the House and Senate met April 24 to review capital and budget provisions transportation revenue options tied to electrification housing and eviction related proposals and education funding and rulemaking The d
Lawmakers across several committees on April 24 heard detailed briefings and discussed statutory language on housing finance and tax credits property tax and education fund calculations school policy mandates health and youth services fundi
Sanders and Khanna want a 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires, citing Musk as the poster child. But Musk's companies directly employ roughly 160,000 people — about half of Vermont's entire workforce — and the $42 billion headline tax would
Legislative committees on April 23 heard detailed briefings and testimony on a range of bills and budget items affecting taxes state and local spending school construction financing provider taxes housing finance tools and environmental pro
Most Vermont parents have never heard of the Trump Account, but every U.S. citizen baby born between 2025 and 2028 qualifies for a free $1,000 federal contribution that grows in an S&P 500 index fund until age 18. Here's how the program wor
Lawmaker panels on April 22 discussed a series of bills and statutory changes that touched taxes and spending school construction and environmental hazards tobacco and vaping enforcement zoning and housing exemptions data center policy and
Committee hearings on April 22 focused on bills that would create a Windham County law enforcement governance pilot expand state oversight of hospital service line changes tighten data broker regulation and adjust land use and housing rules
Members of the House Ways Means Committee heard a presentation focused on Vermont s response to federal tax changes and the state s subsequent statutory adjustments Testimony reviewed changes stemming from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and stat
Legislative committees met April 21 to consider bills and proposals touching on fees for hunting and fishing licenses expansion of agency authorities opioid abatement spending and reporting requirements housing and zoning reforms and agricu
Vermont's climate flips the environmental math on AI data centers. Closed-loop cooling, buried construction, and six months of free cooling from winter air eliminate the water use and noise that drive data center fights elsewhere. Waste hea
