Vermont lawmakers are again pushing to raise the minimum wage — this time to $18.60 an hour under a “livable wage” standard. But big jumps don’t just affect entry-level workers. Wage compression, higher payroll costs, and rising prices foll
Vermont lawmakers are advancing a FY2026 budget adjustment that boosts spending for Medicaid caseload pressures, corrections health care costs, and housing supports, while setting aside nearly $75 million for FY2027 amid federal uncertainty
Legislative committees on Feb 13 heard detailed briefings and testimony across housing finance health care environment and education topics focusing on state grant programs permit and fee structures Medicaid school based services conservati
Lawmakers and witnesses across House and Senate committees on Feb 13 discussed proposals touching tax rates and taxes on solar capacity land use permitting Act 50 conservation and housing funding PCB testing in schools a licensure pathway f
Over the last two days, the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee has been wrestling with the reality that Act 181 — Vermont’s major 2024 restructuring of Act 250 — is already producing confusion, political friction, and demands for
Several legislative committees on Thursday Feb 12 heard proposals affecting taxes spending mandates and regulatory authority across public safety education housing environment and energy policy... #fyivt #vtleg #goldendome #vermontpolitics
Legislative committees on Feb 12 received extensive testimony on proposed statutory changes and budget priorities across health care education housing environment and related fiscal matters Key items included amendments to hospital service
Vermont aligned its climate law with the U.S. Climate Alliance’s 2025 emissions pledge — and went further by making those targets enforceable in court. As 2025 passes without finalized inventories or a state-by-state scorecard, Vermonters a
Legislative committees on Wednesday heard wide ranging testimony focused on budgetary impacts of pending bills tax policy and credits housing funding and program fiscal notes and utility and energy assistance issues Committees including App
Lawmaker panels heard extensive testimony Wednesday on education finance changes enacted in Act 73 and their tax and consolidation implications net metering and backup power reporting in a telecommunications transition bill agency budget pr
Several legislative committees on Feb 10 heard detailed briefings and testimony on proposed regulatory mandates budget requests and statutory changes affecting waste motor vehicle tires clean water funding data center incentives property ta
Senate and House committees on Feb 10 heard testimony and reviewed draft language on a range of bills and implementation items with heavy focus on land use implementation tied to Act 181 housing measures childcare professional licensure and
