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Gov. Scott’s $75 million property tax buydown could become bargaining chip in budget talks

The governor is proposing to use the annual budget tuneup as a vehicle for a proposal to use surplus revenue to blunt this year’s projected property tax increase.
WCAX on MSN

Vermont 2026 election outlook hinges on Gov. Scott’s decision

With just 11 months before Election Day, Vermont’s campaign trail remains quiet as potential candidates await Republican Gov.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott focuses on education reform in State of the State address

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott delivered his annual State of the State address in Montpelier on Wednesday. He spent much of the ...
Burlington Free Press

Former Lt. Gov. Molly Gray wants her old job back. Here's why

Former Lt. Gov. Molly Gray left VT politics after losing the U.S. House primary to Becca Balint. She says Balint "deserves an ...
The Burlington Free Press

Affordable housing and shelter advocates implore VT governor to extend funding for homeless

A coalition of Vermont organizations urged Governor Phil Scott to sign the FY25 Budget Adjustment Act to address the state's housing crisis. The act would provide funding for emergency housing, ...
WCAX on MSN

Former Vt. Lt. Gov. Molly Gray to run for her old job

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Former Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray wants her old job back. Gray said she would announce on Monday ...
VTDigger

Vermont’s congressional delegation votes against bill to reopen government over lack of extension for health subsidies

U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps farm in Richmond on Aug. 13, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated at 5:57 p.m. The three members of Vermont’s ...

Vermont Governor Appoints 2 to State Supreme Court, Both Had Worked as Federal Prosecutors

Drescher, of Hinesburg, has worked as a federal prosecutor in Vermont for more than two decades, taking over as the top federal prosecutor in the state last year after Trump took office. Drescher held ...

Return-To-Office Critics Warned of Mass Resignations. So Far, They Haven’t Happened in Vermont

When Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced that state workers would need to return to offices at least three days per week starting on Dec. 1, the state employees' union warned the initiative could cause ...
The Boston Globe

Vermont becomes one of first states to fully fund SNAP benefits as shutdown threatens food assistance

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s Republican governor and Democratic legislative leaders approved an agreement Wednesday for the state to temporarily fund federal food stamp benefits as the government ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Vermont officials react to the government shutdown

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Members of Vermont's Congressional delegation have highlighted lack of movement on healthcare costs as the reason for the lack of a deal on a ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Appeals court judges order detained Tufts grad student be returned to New England

MEDFORD TONIGHT. SARAH. ERIKA, A FEDERAL JUDGE IN VERMONT, ORDERED THAT HE BE TRANSFERRED FROM LOUISIANA TO VERMONT, WHERE AGAIN THE CASE IS BEING HEARD. BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS APPEALING THAT ...