- Any -AdvocacyARPAFFAMACRMS February 2, 2024 WLR Feb 2: Property Tax Increase of 20%, Homeless Bill of Rights, and Winooski TIF District Success As lawmakers scramble to address out of control property tax increases, disagreements over public safety solutions emerge, competing visions for housing take focus, and flood-damaged communities get a... February 2, 2024 Testimony Regarding Be Home Bill's Proposed Appeals Process and Key Additional Concerns Testimony of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns Ted Brady, Executive Director Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee Regarding BE Home Bill February 1, 2024 My name is... January 26, 2024 What Governor Scott’s Proposed Budget Means for Municipalities On January 23, 2024, Governor Scott gave his much-anticipated FY2025 Budget Address to the Vermont General Assembly. During his speech, he repeated themes he also focused on in his State of the State... January 26, 2024 WLR Jan 26: Governor's Budget Address, Housing, and Eduction Fund The Budget Adjustment Act and S.160, a bill to reimburse municipalities for properties taxes abated due to flood damage, both continue to move rapidly through the state house and provide much needed... January 19, 2024 WLR Jan 19: Financial Outlook, Public Safety, Housing, TIF, and More While revenue forecasts improve and the big three (housing, public safety, and affordability) take up most of the oxygen in the state house this week (read more in the Weekly Legislative Report below)... January 12, 2024 WLR Jan 12: Criminal Justice, Climate Resiliency, and More The headlines continued to focus on housing and public safety throughout week two of the legislative session. But the headlines are far from the entire story! Learn more about what’s going on at the... January 5, 2024 WLR Jan 5: Housing, Public Safety, and More Happy New Year and new legislative session, VLCT members! You will likely note that much of the legislative attention and Governor Scott’s agenda overlap with our 2024 Legislative Priorities. A record... December 14, 2023 2024 Legislative Preview Welcome to the new legislative session! Because 2024 is the second year of the biennium, there will be no pomp and circumstance of swearing in the five statewide constitutional offices, and the... Load More