- Any -AdvocacyARPAFFAMACMOSRMS March 31, 2025 WLR March 31: Break It or Buy It – Education Reform, Public Infrastructure Financing, and More It’s back to basics this week in the state capital. In this issue of the Weekly Legislative Report, we explain key tax writing proposals, the status of education reform, and an exciting new... March 24, 2025 WLR March 24: All Aboard the Omnibuses The calendar says it’s spring, and the State House is buzzing with bills needing to move. This issue of the Weekly Legislative Report provides updates on the Senate’s omnibus housing bill ( S.127)... March 17, 2025 WLR March 17: Crossover Week Activity on Housing, Flood Recovery, Municipal Finance, 3-Acre, and more The warming weather tends to speed things along in the State House, and this “crossover week” was no exception. Crossover is the deadline for all policy bills to be reported out of the last committee... March 3, 2025 Testimony to House Ways and Means Regarding Lowering Property Taxes, 2/28/25 Lowering Property Taxes – Local Option Taxes and PILOT Surplus It is a top priority of VLCT to advance legislative action to enable municipalities to raise local revenues and control expenses to lower... March 3, 2025 WLR March 3: Legislature Considers VLCT Priorities Before Town Meeting Week Recess Happy Town Meeting Day eve! This issue of the Weekly Legislative Report features a last-minute Budget Adjustment Act showdown, the status of Open Meeting Law clean-up and Local Option Tax reforms, and... February 24, 2025 WLR February 24: Town Meeting Week Advocacy Guide With Town Meeting Day and the legislature’s annual crossover break just around the corner, in this Weekly Legislative Report we prepare you to meet with your local law makers and advocate effectively... February 18, 2025 Testimony to Senate Transportation Committee Regarding S.4 and S.29, 2/18/25 Testimony of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs and Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist to the Senate Transportation... February 18, 2025 WLR February 18: Our Bill Is the Year's First Law, Infrastructure Financing, Flood Grant Funding, Re-Opening Open Meeting Law, and more Presidents Week is upon us, pushing the critical crossover deadline even closer. New bills continue to roll in despite the impending Town Meeting Day break, when lawmakers must vote on the session’s... Load More
