I have to say I’m very concerned with the direction we’re heading in. And it’s not because some of my proposals have been cut. I worry about how we will possibly pay for all of this as we look towards an uncertain economic future.
Chittenden County Republicans welcome Lee Zeldin, former New York Congressman and candidate for Governor of New York, to South Burlington on April 20, 2023.
Reconvening the committee, which has not actively met for over a decade, was a priority for the secretary as she settles into her first term in office.
“The House of Representative is considering a bill that, instead of being voluntary, would impose a mandatory and regressive payroll tax on Vermonters, costing an estimated $117 million every year.”
With the spring construction season ahead, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants to remind Vermonters about additional requirements to help protect the state’s waterways.
“Thomas Jefferson and the Curse of Slavery” is the theme of the Ethan Allen Institute’s 30th annual Jefferson Day Event. It will be held at the Rutland Free Library on Court Street on Wednesday, April 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Secretary Dan French will be leaving his job leading the Vermont Agency of Education next month to take a senior leadership role at the Council of Chief State School Officers. Deputy Secretary Heather Bouchey will serve as interim secretary.
“Let’s be clear. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank is a direct result of an absurd 2018 bank deregulation bill signed by Donald Trump that I strongly opposed.”
The Vermont Senate is debating a bill that could add a 70 cent or more carbon tax to home heating fuels like oil, propane, kerosene and natural gas. Dealers say their customers can’t afford that kind of price hike, and if the bill becomes law, it could drive them out of business — leaving customers in the cold.
“There is no economic study, no fiscal analysis of the Clean Heat Program, and S.5 currently contains no cost containment provisions. … I am concerned the Senate design will end in disaster,” Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore said.
“S.37 and H.89 propose to codify gender-affirming care as the only type of care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria and incongruence. Meanwhile countries in Europe are now reassessing and changing their standards of care due to negative impacts of exclusively gender-affirming care.”
Campaign for Vermont is calling on lawmakers to rethink their policy approach to reducing carbon emissions from home heating. There are a number of things that we could do to reduce or offset carbon emissions from home heating systems.