After lawmakers advanced the annual bill used to set property tax rates, rhetoric between lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott is escalating.
“I don’t know what the plan B would be. If they’re not willing to do anything right now, then they are part of the problem and are accepting this 20% increase, which I’m not accepting,” Gov. Phil Scott said this week.
The fight over school budgets is also coming to a head, as some communities around the state enter their second or third rounds of votes.
Plus, panelists discuss why state officials are eyeing Addison County as the site of a new treatment facility for troubled youth.
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This week's panel
- Cat Viglienzoni (Moderator) - WCAX
- Calvin Cutler - WCAX
- Auditi Guha - VTDigger
- Kevin McCallum - Seven Days
Dive deeper
- Lawmakers advance property tax bill, with little relief for this year (Vermont Public)
- Property tax rhetoric heats up as Gov. Scott chastises lawmakers for perpetuating ‘mess’ (WCAX)
- State Will Build Secure Juvenile Treatment Center in Vergennes (Seven Days)
- Program to help marginalized Vermonters own their first homes expands statewide (VTDigger)