Most legislation in Vermont is shaped and decided at the committee level, long before reaching a final floor vote. This reference guide links to all House and Senate committees for the 2025–2026 biennium, helping Vermonters track bills, und
Vermont lawmakers returned to Montpelier this week as committees reset priorities on school construction, rising healthcare costs, climate policy, and land-use regulation. Early hearings focused less on votes and more on framing major debat
Rutland County’s draft Act 181 map barely increases land marked for growth, but quietly pushes most towns into majority “Rural Conservation” status. In 17 of 27 towns, more than half the land is now flagged as “intended to be conserved,” wh
Vermont’s Act 181 doesn’t change who owns the land, but it does change who draws the lines that matter. A five-member Land Use Review Board now approves regional maps that decide where Act 250 eases off and where it tightens, using state da
Vermont says it needs thousands of new homes, but the new regional land-use map quietly shrinks the places where towns like Pittsford can actually build them. Large swaths of working farms and upland fields are rebranded “rural conservation
Vermont’s legislature claims its policies serve the public good, but decades of restrictive regulations, rising taxes, and inaction on crime and addiction tell a different story. Are these decisions mere incompetence, or deliberate neglect
Several Vermont legislators revealed that each bill introduced costs taxpayers an average of $1,000. With over 1,200 bills introduced in the 2023-2024 session, only 210 were passed into law, leaving taxpayers footing the bill for inefficien
In Vermont, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts focus on visible traits like race and gender, but ignore intellectual and ideological diversity. Leadership excludes dissenting voices, creating an echo chamber that contradicts the
Vermont’s economy suffers when crime persists, leaving victims to bear the costs while the state demands full taxes. Allowing tax deductions for theft losses could relieve victims and incentivize stronger crime prevention. Let’s prioritize
Vermont’s nonpartisan fiscal analysts are warning of softening revenues, unreimbursed SNAP costs, looming transportation funding gaps, and a projected 12% jump in property taxes. Lawmakers now face a basic choice: raise more money, cut serv
Vermont funds its schools through a single statewide Education Fund, not separate town systems. Local voters approve school budgets each March, and the Legislature later adjusts statewide property tax and other revenues so the Education Fun
Vermont spends more than any other state relative to its economy, with 29.4% of its output going to state and local government. Heavy federal dependency and a high tax burden demand urgent reform. Can Vermont reduce spending and grow sustai
