Price increases “are not due to any state policy,” but the State of Vermont does offer a some programs for people hit hard by inflation.
Suzanne Young named attorney general
A former deputy attorney general and senior aide to Gov. Phil Scott will be Vermont’s first woman attorney general.
New Laws on Coyote Hunting with Dogs, Recovery of Game, and Trapping
Fish & Wildlife explains new laws on coyote hunting, recovering game, and trapping.
How Florida got housing right

Drawn by the state’s anti-lockdown and pro-freedom policies, nearly 1000 people move to Florida every day – and a new state law has new single family home construction in overdrive, Hayden Dublois reports.
Donovan resigns, takes senior exec post with Big Tech

TJ Donovan has gone to work for a Big Tech giant whose stock is in the dumpster.
What’s in the $8.3 billion state budget?
With plenty of federal money to spend, lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott had no difficulty finding and funding problems that need fixing.
Broadband buildout begins in Bolton, NEK towns

The long-promised buildout of internet connection to rural Vermont towns has begun in Bolton and small Northeast Kingdom communities.
Emergency food security plan, diversity $$ for towns, low-income localvore in state budget passed yesterday
Among the interesting one-time expenses in the state budget passed yesterday is $115,000 for a State Food Security Action Plan for “times of disruption to the national food distribution chain caused by emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The pandemic shut down Vermont’s courts. Now, some question whether the case backlog should even be heard

More than 3000 criminal cases have been pending for more than two years.
State plans 7000+ antlerless deer harvest

Last year’s antlerless deer harvest was smaller than expected, due to the pandemic and other factors.