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Need Assistance with USDA's Community Facilities Program?
The Community Facilities Technical Assistance Disaster Relief Program can assist small and under-resourced rural communities in navigating the administrative and technical burdens of federal funding –...
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New Minimum Debt Threshold for Holding a Tax Sale
The Vermont Legislature passed Act 73 ( H.454) this past session. This act, which became effective on July 1, establishes (on pages 140-141) a minimum debt for tax sales by prohibiting the collector...
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2025 Legislative Wrap-Up: Summer Update
Vermont’s 2025 legislative session was long and busy, and legislative actions included some major wins for municipal government in addition to generational changes to Vermont’s systems for...
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2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
Vermont’s 2025 legislative session officially ended just before 9 PM on June 16. For those who made over-under wagers, that means that the school year concluded before the legislative session did. The...
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CHIP is a Hand-Up for Rural Vermont
Editor's note: This commentary was written by Samantha Sheehan, who is both VLCT's Municipal Policy Specialist and a school board member of the Granville-Hancock Unified School District. This...
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June 2: Legislature Adjourns, For Now
Unable to find consensus on education transformation, the legislature has entered a ‘token session’ and will not reconvene again until the veto session, which is already scheduled to begin on June 16...
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May 28: Priority Bills Are On The Ropes as Adjournment Looms
The 2025 legislative session is officially in overtime. With adjournment likely pushed into early June, the legislature has so far passed 57 bills and Governor Scott has signed 35 into law. In this...
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May 19: Bumpy Road Ahead for CHIP Housing Bill; Clear Path for Budget, Legal Trails, and Heavy-Duty Truck Transition
Things are heating up under the golden dome as adjournment looms large. Last week, the “Big Bill” for state appropriations was passed and the year’s premier housing proposal hit a roadblock. In this...