As Vermont’s education costs climb while enrollment declines, lawmakers are exploring whether charter schools or expanded access to approved independent schools could offer more efficient alternatives. With per-pupil spending topping $24,00
Planned Parenthood receives 100% reimbursement of Medicaid-approved rates for family planning services—a benefit Vermont hospitals do not share. As hospitals across the state face multi-million-dollar losses and are forced to cut services,
Vermont has long been a leader in progressive policy, but is it time to take taxation to the next level? A new proposal suggests a two-tiered property tax system that shifts the burden to Chittenden & Washington counties while encouraging g
Recent financial reports show Vermont’s hospitals face stark disparities—while UVMMC reports a $62.6M surplus, rural hospitals like Brattleboro and Gifford are running deep deficits. Experts point to payer mix and private insurance imbalanc
Despite a 95% decline in Vermont dairy farms since 1950, phosphorus levels in Lake Champlain haven’t dropped proportionally—some areas have even worsened. While lawmakers push stricter farm regulations, urban runoff, wastewater, and legacy
Vermont remains one of the few states taxing Social Security benefits, impacting middle-income retirees as exemption thresholds fail to adjust for inflation. With an aging population and rising retirement income, lawmakers may consider poli
Vermont’s FY2025 budget prioritizes housing, public safety, and education, but leaves key financial gaps in transportation, pensions, and social welfare programs. Governor Scott’s plan avoids tax hikes, but critics argue it doesn’t fully ad
Some Windham residents received tax bills far above the legal cap set by Vermont’s income sensitivity program, with some taxed at 16% of their income instead of 5%. If this happened in one town, how many others were overbilled? Vermont home
The plan is to stall, hope the voters forget, and bring the fuel tax on line in the future. When Vermont voters threw out a historic number of Democrats in the November 2024 elections, including the chair of the Senate Natural Resources
Vermont lawmakers are cracking down on farmers instead of fighting back against the EPA, which is threatening to revoke the state's authority over CAFO regulations. Activist groups pushed for federal intervention, and now S.100 expands stat
Vermont’s proposed H.261 would redefine full-time work from 40 to 32 hours, triggering overtime pay sooner and raising costs for businesses. While marketed as pro-worker, the bill could lead to job reductions, higher prices, and a $10.45M s
Tax on gas & diesel could start at 26 cents per gallon. When it comes to the unaffordable climate change policies being pushed on Vermonters by the Democrat majority in the State House, the Clean Heat Standard for the home heating se
