The states with the highest effective property tax rates were New Jersey (1.79%), Illinois (1.78%), Connecticut (1.57%), Vermont (1.43%) and Nebraska (1.36 %). Rounding out the top 10 were Pennsylvania (1.29%), New Hampshire (1.28%), Ohio (1.27%), New York (1.26%) and Iowa (1.25%).
The committee heard from several different perspectives, among them a fuel dealer specializing in clean heat options, a home renovation and construction contractor, and a finance expert. They all shared a common thread — this bill will hurt low-income Vermonters.
Vermont’s development regulations have long been weaponized to resist development — and then relaxed if the development satisfied the regulators’ demands. No wonder we don’t have developers ready to build the housing we need.
Federal agents patrolling the U.S.-Canadian border in Vermont, upstate New York and New Hampshire continue to apprehend record numbers of foreign nationals illegally entering the U.S. from Canada. These are the highest numbers ever recorded in Swanton Sector history.
Senate legislation that would likely reduce new construction of urban, single-family homes will get its first look in the House at the House General and Housing Committee.
Support your local farmer, and stand up for cows, a marginalized group who cannot speak for themselves. When researchers peddle beavers, bison, and wolves, it’s probably time to buy a cow as a revolutionary act.
One would hope that the end of the Federal Emergency on May 11 would also mean an end to, or at the very least an evaluation of, the numerous emergency use-approved products, such as masks, that were introduced without proper scrutiny. However, that is not likely.
The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs on Tuesday morning heard testimony from sponsors of House Bill 66 and a representative of the Office of Legislative Counsel.
If you think Vermonters should be punished and charged more for using heating fuel to reliably heat their homes in the winter, then this bill is for you.
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth, Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and several House members endorsed Johnson.
Parents stands to lose a great deal this year. The worst offense which will impact the greatest number of people is the proposal to eliminate the Child Tax Credit. Democrats are looking at eliminating this benefit.
Senate legislators are considering a bill that would end a policy that suspends driver’s licenses as a result of not paying civil traffic violations within 30 days. The bill, H.53, would also dissolve the need to pay the $80 license reinstatement fee currently in place for individuals who had theirs revoked for nonpayment of a violation.