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The Vermont Legislature has closed the books on the session. Democratic supermajorities in the House and Senate expanded the size and scope of government over the objections of four-term Republican Gov. Phil Scott.
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House and Senate negotiators will have to land on a compromise by Monday at the latest if Democrats want to pass their signature child care legislation before the planned May 12 adjournment date.
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Advocates are warning of a “potential catastrophe” as the state prepares to wind down a motel housing program that will result in the displacement of more than 2,000 Vermonters living in poverty.
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The House Committee on Human Services has advanced legislation that would require public schools to provide full-day pre-kindergarten for every 4-year-old in Vermont.
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A disagreement over the extent to which Act 250 has impeded the construction of affordable housing in Vermont has fueled an intensifying debate in Montpelier over proposed overhauls to a landmark statute that has governed development in the state for more than 50 years.
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House lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow ranked choice voting in Vermont elections. It’s based on the principle that democracy is better served when winning candidates have the support of a majority of voters — not just a plurality.
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In a vote that some advocates say could “change the trajectory” of Vermont, the State Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to legislation that would increase child care subsidies to Vermont parents by more than $120 million a year.
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We’ve passed a key deadline for Vermont bills to get out of their committees in time for lawmakers to get them to the next chamber this year. What climate bills made it past crossover and which ones didn’t?
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Vermont lawmakers are poised to move ahead with new restrictions on gun ownership that are all but certain to invite a constitutional challenge due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that upended legal precedent over the right to bear arms.
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For years, environmentalists have worried about the amount of plastic and glass bottles ending up in landfills across the state. They’re calling to increase recycling rates for these products – which is why lawmakers at the Statehouse are revisiting Vermont's bottle deposit law.