By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org It appears differences are almost ironed out allowing for the advancement of two gun-related bills, one in the House and the other in the Senate, that both deal with authorities seizing firearms in certain situations. Lack of agr... More »
By Anne Galloway/VTDigger.org There are no “bells and whistles” in Gov. Phil Scott’s 2019 budget. As expected, there are also no new taxes and no new fees. Nor have any big initiatives been proposed in the budget. Instead, the governor’s office gave the Legi... More »
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Aplan to exempt Social Security benefits from the state income tax would eliminate the tax for about 35,000 retirees, according to Scott administration officials. That represents about 23 percent of people in Vermont who receive ... More »
By Mike Faher, VT Digger Though she had to use a step stool to reach the microphone, 16-year-old Greta Solsaa wasn’t fazed by thousands of people gathered below her on the snowy Statehouse lawn. “Never forget your voice,” the Rutland teen told the crowd at Sat... More »
by Anne Galloway, VT Digger As promised, Gov. Phil Scott has proposed significant changes to the state’s education funding system. Most of the proposals, in a memo submitted to lawmakers, focuses on caps for tax rates, per pupil spending rates and cuts to the ... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VT Digger Vermont State Police say that a pistol a man displayed during a standoff Tuesday on a field at Montpelier High School, prompting nine officers to open fire and kill him, was a BB gun. A day after the shooting, police said Wednesday ... More »
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