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The governor’s willingness to use his veto pen — and Democrats’ ability to erase it — represents a deepening partisan chasm in Montpelier.
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The legislation, hailed as a compromise between advocates for housing and environmentalists, makes major changes to Vermont’s signature land-use law.
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It’s unclear whether the Democrat-led Legislature will have the votes to override the governor’s veto.
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott hopes voter disaffection over new government spending will erode the supermajority that Democrats have relied on to overcome his veto power.
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The question now is whether Gov. Phil Scott, who has repeatedly criticized earlier versions of the bill, will veto it.
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It’s not the end of the road for the bill, which seeks to make major changes to the state’s half-century-old land use review law.
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Multiple bills aimed at modernizing Vermont’s signature land-use law have circulated around the Statehouse this year, drawing intense debate. Now, those bills have become one.
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“There are many irons in the fire,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth in an interview Tuesday.
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The Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition and the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness are now one entity: the Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont (HHAV).
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As Vermont faces an acute housing shortage, lawmakers and members of Gov. Phil Scott’s administration are eyeing a host of measures to clear the path for more residential development. Among the tools they’re considering: reforming how neighbors can challenge a project.