Tax committee replaces school income tax with ‘surcharge’
The House Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday to add a surcharge to income taxes that will help support low-income taxpayers. The new education funding plan is folded into a comprehensive tax...
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With turnout predicted to be low, voters and non-voters explain why
Voters trickled into Vermont polling stations Tuesday for the 2014 primary election. With few contested races, turnout appeared low, as predicted. Estimates leading up to primary day were that as few...
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Election 2014: Time for voters to do the talking
Montpelier resident Lynda Royce greets Gov. Peter Shumlin. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger Editor’s note: Dispatches from VTDigger staffers Anne Galloway, Morgan True, Laura Krantz, Hilary Niles, John...
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A new Burlington-based Senate district gives rise to new contenders
Clockwise from top left: Andrew Brown, Dawn Ellis, Martine Gulick, Erhard Mahnke, Phil Baruth and Tanya Vyhovsky. File and contributed photos Editor's note: Shortly after this story was published on...
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here’s what you need to know.
Voters cast their ballots at the Bennington firehouse polling place the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Photo by Tiffany Tan/VTDigger It’s a big one. By Tuesday night, Vermonters will have decided...
View ArticleBob Stannard: What happened to America?
This commentary is by Bob Stannard of Manchester, an author, musician and former state legislator and lobbyist. He was singing bye-bye, Miss American PieDrove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was...
View ArticleTom Evslin: Trump was the middle finger of the proletariat
This commentary is by Tom Evslin of Stowe, an entrepreneur, author and former Douglas administration official. His blog is here. The Trumpenfinger to the elite wasn’t meant to be pretty. I’m being...
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Police departments in southern Vermont hope to expand their ranks
A state police trooper directs traffic around Valley Street in Springfield on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Photo by Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger. Across the state, dual reports of rising crime and police...
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Rutland’s mayoral race demonstrates the growing influence of a local PAC
Mike Doenges. Photo courtesy of Mike Doenges Whether critical or complimentary of Rutland Forward, many observers of Rutland city politics agree that the organization played a key role in the election...
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Legislators young and old talk generational politics and ageism
Rep. Lucy Boyden, D-Cambridge, listens to discussion on the House floor at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Aubrey Weaver is a reporter with...
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