/vermont-legislature Vermont Legislature en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-05-05/staffing-crisis-spurs-calls-for-higher-pay-for-vermonts-prison-guards The state employees union and administration officials agree that there's a staffing crisis in Vermont's prisons. They're not on the same page when it comes to how to solve it. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-05-05/staffing-crisis-spurs-calls-for-higher-pay-for-vermonts-prison-guards Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-05-02/capitol-recap-congress-deep-cuts-federal-spending-vermont-lawmakers-ponder-options Vermont lawmakers are considering postponing or even eliminating some of their key spending priorities as they attempt to gird next year’s state budget against potentially drastic cuts in federal funding. Fri, 02 May 2025 17:29:51 GMT /local-news/2025-05-02/capitol-recap-congress-deep-cuts-federal-spending-vermont-lawmakers-ponder-options Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-05-01/state-recognized-tribes-defend-legitimacy-at-vermont-statehouse-event That’s as the state recognition law faces increasingly vocal criticism from the only two federally recognized Western Abenaki Nations, which say Vermont has legitimized people who haven’t adequately demonstrated their Abenaki heritage. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:11:19 GMT /local-news/2025-05-01/state-recognized-tribes-defend-legitimacy-at-vermont-statehouse-event Elodie Reed /local-news/2025-05-01/lt-gov-john-rodgers-first-four-months-in-office-protest-trump-administration-cannabis-reform-laws Most of Lt. Gov. John Rodgersâ€� job is presiding over the Vermont Senate. But that's not all Rodgers has been up to. Last month he was the only Republican to speak at a protest on the Statehouse lawn against the Trump administration, and he's testified to lawmakers in favor of cannabis reform laws. Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-05-01/lt-gov-john-rodgers-first-four-months-in-office-protest-trump-administration-cannabis-reform-laws Bob Kinzel /local-news/2025-04-30/tax-second-homes-define-them-property-classifications-education-reform-bill Simply taxing second homes at a higher rate is not so simple, in part because Vermont currently has no system for categorizing vacation homes. But lawmakers are trying to change that â€� with the House's sweeping education reform bill. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-30/tax-second-homes-define-them-property-classifications-education-reform-bill Lola Duffort, Bob Kinzel /show/vermont-edition/2025-04-28/gov-scott-talks-trumps-immigration-policy-tariffs-and-state-budget "I don't believe we can live in chaos for the next three and a half years," Vermont's Republican governor said on Vermont Edition. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:59:26 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-04-28/gov-scott-talks-trumps-immigration-policy-tariffs-and-state-budget Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro /local-news/2025-04-25/capitol-recap-lawmakers-vote-to-shore-up-shield-laws-and-allow-online-access-to-abortion-medication The legislation would make abortion medication accessible online, broaden which health care service advertising is regulated by consumer protection law, and add privacy options for providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:40:24 GMT /local-news/2025-04-25/capitol-recap-lawmakers-vote-to-shore-up-shield-laws-and-allow-online-access-to-abortion-medication Elodie Reed, Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-04-24/proposed-infrastructure-financing-program-would-allow-even-small-vt-towns-to-incentivize-housing Developers are cheering the so-called CHIP program, which would finance infrastructure to support development, including in towns that weren’t able to take advantage of similar options in the past. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:40:12 GMT /local-news/2025-04-24/proposed-infrastructure-financing-program-would-allow-even-small-vt-towns-to-incentivize-housing Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-04-24/vermont-senate-considers-move-to-ban-guns-in-burlington-bars The proposed Burlington charter change would ban guns in businesses that serve alcohol. The final vote from the Senate is scheduled for Friday. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:15:33 GMT /local-news/2025-04-24/vermont-senate-considers-move-to-ban-guns-in-burlington-bars Bob Kinzel /local-news/2025-04-24/lt-gov-john-rodgers-senate-consider-major-additions-cannabis-legislation Rodgers, the only statewide official in the country who has a cannabis cultivator license, is urging his Senate colleagues to make some major changes to a cannabis bill that passed the House last month. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:52:40 GMT /local-news/2025-04-24/lt-gov-john-rodgers-senate-consider-major-additions-cannabis-legislation Bob Kinzel