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The Vermont Senate on Friday gave its final approval to a bill that bans neonicotinoid coated seeds in Vermont starting in 2029.
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The Vermont Senate passed its version of the state budget on Thursday, which would place a cap on the number of motel and hotel rooms the state would pay for moving forward. The move is lawmakers’ latest attempt to scale back the expanded, pandemic-era version of the motel program.
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The legislation, passed by the Vermont Senate Thursday, covers more than 50 professions including plumbers, realtors and nurses that can qualify for professional license regardless of a person's immigration status. The Vermont House passed similar legislation last month.
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A former strategist for a for-profit charter school company headquartered in Florida, Saunders has come under fire for her scant experience in traditional public schools.
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The Committee on Committees is a three-person panel that determines Senate committee appointments. Sen. Jane Kitchel fills the vacancy Sen. Dick Mazza left when he resigned earlier this month.
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The provision would create Vermont’s first user fee for electric vehicles starting in 2025. An annual fee of $89 for EV users would create revenue stream to subsidize the construction of charging stations.
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Sen. Bobby Starr will not seek reelection after a long run in Montpelier. The Orleans County senator was first elected to the Vermont House in 1979, and the Vermont Senate in 2004.
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Every year, lawmakers must pass a bill that sets the property tax rates necessary to pay for school budgets. For this week’s edition of the Capitol Recap, we explore how lawmakers in the House want to use this legislation to respond to double-digit property tax hikes.