After a five-year period of unprecedented spending growth, Republican Gov. Phil Scott presented a budget plan Tuesday that he says will match the government's appetite for spending with Vermonters’ ability to pay.
Plus, a look at the numbers behind the administration’s sweeping proposal for education funding reform.
And a new study released by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development shows tourism in Vermont is a $4 billion industry.
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This week's panel
- Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator - Vermont Public
- Tim McQuiston - Vermont Business Magazine
- Calvin Cutler - WCAX
- Kevin McCallum - Seven Days
Dive deeper
- Gov. Phil Scott preaches fiscal restraint in his state budget proposal (Vermont Public)
- Gov. Phil Scott's proposed education formula would cut funding by over $180M (Vermont Public)
- New data shows tourism is $4 billion industry in Vermont (Vermont Business Magazine)
- In John Rodgers' Upset Win, Some See a Bright Political Future (Seven Days)
- Gov. Scott outlines $13 million tax-break plan (WCAX)