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Hinesburg bridges beset by FEMA fund shortfall
The town has attached a cost estimate of nearly $1.6 million for the two bridges and culvert.
Follow Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s legal actions, with other jurisdictions and states, challenging actions taken by President Donald Trump.
Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar want to keep sports teams in their home communities
They announced a bill that aims to keep professional sports franchises in their local communities.
Vermont House passes state budget bill with disaster aid for the Northeast Kingdom
The $9.3 billion spending plan now heads to the Senate with more debate to come over how much money lawmakers should direct to “buy down” property tax rates.
Vermont officials want to break with some new federal tax changes to avoid revenue shortfall
“We really don’t have that kind of ability to absorb that loss,” said one representative of the possible decrease in tax revenue.
Thousands rally for ‘No Kings Day’ protests as Vermonters decry Trump’s agenda
The dozens of events across the state were part of more than 3,000 scheduled nationwide.
Vermonters with long Covid look to senators for reform
Also in Final Reading: Rural Medicare, cannabis and a contested race.
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Winooski’s new mayor sees immigrants’ fears, celebrates community
“As a young professional, a Black man, and a member of the LGBTQ+ communities, Mayor Renner offers a perspective that is often absent from the decision-making table,” Deputy Mayor Bryn Oakleaf said.
Act 181 debate pokes at the heart of Vermont’s rural-urban dynamics
Act 181 and its ecological conservation measures emerged from this week’s Senate debates delayed but intact. Heated debates are likely to continue in the House.
Vermont lawmakers invite public’s perspectives on contested immigration raid
Legislators are slated to hear from the public March 31 about their concerns with an immigration operation in South Burlington earlier this month.
Vermont House advances property tax bill with 7% average increase
The legislation uses surplus General Fund money to buy down rates this fiscal year and the next. The governor wants to use all of the surplus this year to contain education property tax rates still further.
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want to halt data center production
“I don’t think the Democratic Party leadership is taking this issue anywhere near as seriously as it should,” Sanders said.
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