The climate modeling community is backing away from the extreme emissions scenarios that helped drive years of climate alarm. As Vermont continues enforcing the Global Warming Solutions Act and debating the Clean Heat Standard, questions re
Vermont's per capita income has tracked 5–8 points below New Hampshire for 50 years — a gap that didn't exist before Act 250. A synthetic control analysis using federal income data puts the cumulative floor at $43 billion in foregone person
Vermont's education spending has climbed to $2.2 billion while K-12 enrollment fell by 25,000 students since 2005. Property taxes spiked 18.5% in one year. Now Act 73's mandatory consolidation is effectively dead, replaced by H.955 — a volu
The Laffer Curve describes how tax rates and government revenue interact, suggesting there’s a tipping point where higher taxes can reduce total collections. While the concept is widely accepted, where that tipping point actually sits remai
A stalled proposal to increase taxes on second homes has resurfaced in Montpelier, this time as amendment language tied to active legislation. Lawmakers are now weighing whether to move forward with a tax structure originally linked to Act
A Vermont Senate bill would ban AI data centers over 100 megawatts until 2030 while the Public Utility Commission studies regulation. But Vermont currently has no facility near that threshold, drawing pushback from Sen. Scott Beck, who call
Vermont expanded its office footprint during the remote work era, even as vacancy increased and thousands of employees worked from home. Now, new leases are being added to support a return to office—raising questions about how the state man
The claim that remote workers are more productive gets repeated so often it's treated as settled science. It isn't. The peer-reviewed research is split, the methodology behind the most-cited studies matters enormously, and the standards ser
Vermont state employees received compensation packages that included payment for the burden of physical attendance — commute costs, rigid hours, required presence. That burden vanished overnight in March 2020 by emergency order, not by nego
Excerpt: Ever wondered who's actually behind the Global Warming Solutions Act, the Clean Heat Standard, Act 181, or the road rule? This Saturday, they'll all be in one building in Moretown — and the public is invited. Here's your chance to
Vermont lawmakers approved a multi-year compensation structure in 2023 that increases weekly pay, expands benefits, and builds in future raises. In 2026, the same Legislature voted to block participation in a federal program offering up to
Vermont's Agency of Human Services is rewriting Medicaid estate recovery rules that could affect what happens to your family's assets after a loved one dies on long-term care Medicaid. Most Vermonters don't know the state can file as a cred
