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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...
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May 12: Transportation, Budget, and Capital Bills Resolved. What’s Up Next?
With the budget, capital, and transportation bills all being approved in committees of conference last week, could the legislature finish its work by Memorial Day? Normally, the resolution of these...
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May 5: LOT, Flood Bill, and CHIP Approach the Finish Line
So far, May has been mostly showers, but we might be about to collect some flowers. Last week the proposed Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP) cleared critical hurdles in the House. In...
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April 28: MTAP, PILOT, and CHIP Take Two Steps Forward and One Step Back
Just in time for marathon season, the legislature has entered a sprint. Many of VLCT’s priority bills are in their final committees of jurisdiction this week. In this Weekly Legislative Report, we...
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April 21: Back to Basics – Town Highway and Infrastructure Funding
It’s back to basics this week as lawmakers finalize the Appropriations Bill. VLCT priorities are being considered across both chambers and in multiple committee rooms; in some cases, bills are moving...