By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Vermont’s school spending in the past year is coming in far below expectations, meaning property owners will see a significant drop in expected taxes. The tax department had predicted a 3.5 percent increase in school spend... More »
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Finance Commissioner Adam Greshin said on Monday that a proposal moving through the Legislature to overhaul the state’s education funding formula does not adequately address the administration’s desire to control school sp... More »
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org State officials may get more time to assess a proposed program that would donate unused prescriptions to those in need. The Senate on Friday gave preliminary approval to S.164, a bill that suggests creation of an “unused prescriptio... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org AVermont State Police say they are investigating an officer involved shooting that left a man dead following a traffic stop Sunday afternoon on Interstate 89 in Bolton. Police identified the man as Benjamin Gregware, age 42 of Sh... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Aprominent lawyer hopes to make it easier for people with misdemeanor marijuana convictions to clear their names. Robert Sand, a Vermont Law School professor and former Windsor County State’s Attorney, is promoting a bill, H.865,... More »
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Speaker of the House Mitzi Johnson has launched a public campaign for an overhaul of education funding — and a drastic reduction in property taxes for Vermonters — that she hopes will take effect as soon as this coming fal... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Aplan to set up a state drug wholesaler that will import drugs from Canada in a bid to reduce prescription drug prices in Vermont was sent to the House on Wednesday after being approved by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Th... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org The most widely-used class of pesticides in the country may be banned for home use in Vermont, if a bill aimed at protecting the state’s pollinators becomes law. The bill, H.688, under consideration by the House Agriculture Commi... More »
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org There are nearly 7,000 teachers in Vermont, 75 percent of whom are women. Nearly 90 percent of paraprofessionals in Vermont schools are women. And a majority of those surveyed recently don’t like what comes out of Montpeli... More »
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Vermont taxpayers received some good news Tuesday with word that education property taxes are likely to rise by a smaller rate because of lower school spending. In December, the state Tax Department and Agency of Education... More »
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org WASHINGTON — Gov. Phil Scott and members of his administration encouraged lawmakers in Congress Tuesday to consider expanding Medicare to cover opioid addiction services. Scott and Human Services Secretary Al Gobeille appeared... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org The House Republican leader is proposing a bill that would allow for drug testing of people receiving financial assistance through a state program for low-income families. If a test comes back positive for an illegal substance, a... More »
