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 »
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org Even as legislators move quickly to protect federal subsidies for Vermonters’ health plans, a newly proposed state cut may mean higher costs for some of the same people lawmakers have been hoping to help. The Department of Vermont H... More »
By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger.org Lawmakers are moving ahead with proposals to examine racial bias in government and education in what they say is an effort to level the playing field for all Vermonters. Among the legislative initiatives is a bill (S.281), spon... More »
by Anne Galloway/VTDigger.org The Scott administration says the governor made an error last week in his budget address when he said he would pay $20 million “more than required” to pay down teacher retirement liabilities. That statement was incorrect. In fact,... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Vermont’s public safety commissioner told lawmakers that legislation allowing police to use saliva drug testing is the most important measure they could pass this session. A representative of the Vermont American Civil Liberties ... More »
By Cory Dawson, VTDigger.org SOUTH BURLINGTON — Time, and money, are running out for the community health centers that provide basic medical services to Vermonters, Vermont’s congressional delegation is warning. A federal program that provides funding for the ... More »
