By Colin Meyn – VTDigger Mar 20 2018 Phil Scott told lawmakers on Tuesday that he is dead serious about his pledge not to impose any new taxes or fees on Vermonters, targeting 15 bills that he said won’t get his approval until they are adjusted accordingly. In a letter…
Read MoreBy Mark Johnson – VT Digger Jan 23 2018 Legislative leaders gave Gov. Phil Scott’s proposed budget mixed reviews Tuesday. They labeled some of his ideas “workable” and extensions of their own. Others they dismissed outright as simplistic. Their biggest criticism was of what he failed to mention. The strongest…
Read MoreThis is good for homeowners, good for the environment and good for our forests. Vermont groups hope to fire up wood boiler industry By Elizabeth Gribkoff – VT Digger Jun 27 2018 MIDDLESEX — Renewable energy advocates are pushing a 21st century upgrade to an ancient technology — wood heating…
Read MoreIn an important victory In the persistence pays off category….after 8 years of trying ( the first bill I ever introduced ) we have finally recaptured those lost nickels pocketed by beverage distributors when bottles and cans are not redeemed. Now $2 million a year while come back to Vermont…
Read MoreTimes Argus editorial February 12, 2016 It’s unclear whether the bill offered by Sen. Anthony Pollina on property taxes was meant primarily to make a point or whether he thinks it has a chance to become law. In any event, the point he makes is a good one. In this…
Read MoreVPR By BOB KINZEL • AUG 21, 2015 Listen Sponsors of legislation that would create an Ethics Commission in Vermont say they’re optimistic that their proposal will become law during the 2016 session. Vermont is a national leader on many issues, but transparency of state government isn’t one of them. The…
Read MoreVPR By PETER HIRSCHFELD • FEB 15, 2016 Listen If there’s one major hurdle to lowering property taxes in Vermont, it’s that you have to cut spending on schools in order to do it. But Progressive lawmakers in Montpelier say they’ve found a way to sidestep that obstacle. The legislation would…
Read MoreVPR By BOB KINZEL • MAR 18, 2016 Listen Progressive leaders at the Statehouse are backing a plan to make major changes in the way that Vermonters pay for education. As a first step, they’re asking the House and Senate to support a comprehensive study of their proposal. The goal of…
Read MoreTimes Argus editorial May 31, 2016 Legislators next year may be presented with an idea that could ease property taxes, bolster school funding and bring greater fairness to the state’s tax system. It all has to do with the tax advantage now enjoyed by wealthy property owners in Vermont. An…
Read MoreNew Law Unmasks Insurance Companies and Protects Vermont Pharmacies If you want to know more about what goes on behind closed doors at our health insurance companies and how your premium money is being spent, you will appreciate a new Vermont law I introduced this year. It sets up new,…
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