The General Assembly (G.A.) cannot enforce us to abandon our cars or oil heaters.
Harrison: Budget and barb
In his Budget address, Gov. Scott called for cooperation and urged the Legislature to recognize the budget pressures in a year after record spending and with pandemic aid drying up.
Readers wonder why Phil Scott didn’t sign Texas border letter. Guv explains why
“The Governor is asked to join on to many national-level letters, and we decided long ago to prioritize bipartisan requests that originate from the National Governors Association,” Maulucci said.
Lawmakers considering having Vermont taxpayers pay for slavery
One point emphasized by Legislative Counsel Tucker Anderson was that the task force can only make recommendations, the power to set policy remains with elected legislators.
Roper: Get ready for $800 million in higher electric costs, just cuz
More ideological virtue signaling with other people’s money.
What’s a mobile home park? A Vermont House bill could change the definition
The bill, H.618, aims to expand the legal definition of mobile home parks to include communities of mobile home owners who own their own lots.
No place to treat Vermont’s violent children
“In the last year we have seen a higher prevalence of gang activity amongst our youth where they are making videos talking about killing one another, we have seen in the news kids dying, being shot either accidentally or as a result of homicide,” a DCF worker reported to the Legislature.
Scott budgets for psychiatric youth facility, housing and disaster relief – but no new taxes and fees
“Our communities and all those looking for, or struggling to afford, a decent home – they don’t have the lobbyists, the money, or the time to push back on the campaigns we’ve already started to see, to keep you from taking action,” Scott told legislators.
Lawmakers will tackle carbon reductions, slavery reparations, library book controversies and more
These bills will be reviewed in legislative committees this week. For more information, including times and agenda, see weekly schedule.
Feds spend big for Vermont climate mitigation planning
The $2.5 million grant (plus $456K for staff) is “phase one of a two-phase funding opportunity aimed to support Vermont with climate change mitigation planning efforts.”