On July 9, 2021, Public Policy & Advocacy Director Karen Horn wrote to Vermont’s Congressional delegation and to Lukas McGowan, Senior Advisor in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, thanking them for their support of infrastructure investment.
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July 7, 2021. Today, Public Policy and Advocacy Director Karen Horn sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin commenting on the Coronavirus State and Local Funds Interim Final Rule. Click the link below to read the letter.
July 1, 2021. Today, Public Policy & Advocacy Director Karen Horn sent a letter to members of the Vermont Legislature thanking them for their commitment to local government during the 2021 veto session.
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June 11, 2021. Today, Public Policy and Advocacy Director Karen Horn wrote to Vermont’s state senators and representatives asking them to support H.177 and H.227, the Montpelier and Winooski municipal charters, and override Governor Scott’s veto.
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June 23, 2021. Today, Public Policy and Advocacy Director Karen Horn wrote to Vermont’s state senators urging them to vote to pass S.79, the rental housing bill.
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June 22, 2021. Today, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy Karen Horn submitted an opinion piece to VTDigger and Seven Days regarding the two vetoes of municipal charter changes, Winooski and Montpelier.
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On Thursday morning, the House Ways and Means Committee will take up S.33, the bill that would establish a Project-Based Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Pilot Program and make it available to smaller communities. This program would be one of the only tools available for local governments to invest in infrastructure improvements that spur economic recovery and growth.
