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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Montpelier, Vermont, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 92 stories have been published about Montpelier, Vermont which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Montpelier, Vermont · Montpelier

Vt. House approves ‘yield bill,’ setting property tax hike in motion

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont House Wednesday gave the green light to the yield bill, setting in motion double-digit property tax increases.Lawmakers over the past few weeks added new taxes to the measure in an attempt to contain property taxes to a 15% increase. Commercial properties and second homes would increase by 18%. The measure also creates a new commission to plan for the future of what public education should look like.Governor …See the Story

Senate · Montpelier

Vt. Senate committee votes 3 to 2 to forward ed secretary nominee

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Governor Phil Scott’s pick for education secretary on Wednesday received a tepid 3 to 2 endorsement from a key Senate committee.During what was mostly a cordial hearing Tuesday, Zoie Saunders answered questions from the Senate Education Committee about her background and how she would lead the Agency of Education.Saunders comes to the Green Mountain State by way of Florida, where she served with the city of Fort Lauderda…See the Story

Homeless · Montpelier

Vt. officials closely watching US Supreme Court case on homeless in public places

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A case before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday could have major impacts on homeless policies in Vermont and across the country.The case started in the rural Oregon town of Grants Pass, which began fining people $295 for sleeping outside in the city’s public parks. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law under its holding that banning camping in places without enough shelter beds amounts to cruel and unusual pun…See the Story

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Taxes · Montpelier

Vermont Senate opts to raise financial regulation fees instead of over $100 million in taxes

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Instead of increasing and creating taxes, the Senate is raising financial regulation feesSee the Story

Montpelier, Vermont · Montpelier

Stuck in Vt: Visiting the Kellogg-Hubbard Library’s PoemCity

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - April is National Poetry Month, and it is the perfect time to visit Montpelier, which transforms into PoemCity for the entire month.Organized by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, this year the event displays 450 poems in the windows of 50 downtown businesses. The poets range in age from 3 to 94, include 200 students and represent 75 towns. There are also 35 community events and poetry readings scheduled.Seven Days Eva Sollber…See the Story

Unemployment · Montpelier

Vt. unemployment rate drops to 2.2% in March

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - New data from the Vermont Department of Labor shows the state’s unemployment rate decreased in March by one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.2%.The March unemployment rates ranged from 1.5% in Woodstock to 4.9% in DerbyThe comparable United States rate in March was 3.8%See the Story

Climate Change · Montpelier

Lawmakers target fossil fuel companies to fund climate disaster recovery

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State legislators are pushing for laws that would make fossil fuel companies financially responsible for climate change-related disasters. Alex Brown reports for Stateline. In short: Advanced "attribution science" enables precise measurement of damages from climate disasters, directly linkin...See the Story

Montpelier, Vermont · Montpelier

Ghost gun bill passes Vt. House, headed to governor

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont House Thursday passed a bill to crack down on so-called ghost guns in the state.S.209 would prohibit the possession and transfer of these unregulated, unserialized and untraceable firearms. It also establishes a process for federal firearms dealers and licenses to print serial numbers on firearms.Nationally, the U.S. Department of Justice says the number of ghost guns recovered by law enforcement agencies in…See the Story

Opinion · Montpelier

[Opinion] Vt. lawmakers hear public opinion on proposed collective bargaining constitutional amendment

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont lawmakers heard public opinion Tuesday night on a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine the right to form a union in the state.Proposal 3 would ensure that current labor rights for Vermonters could not be dissolved by future political action and that workers in the Green Mountain State have the right to choose whether or not to form a union.The Senate already passed Proposal 3 with a tri-partisan …See the Story

Montpelier, Vermont · Montpelier

Vt. lawmakers poised to debate property tax buy-down plans, school budget transparency

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Voters in the Champlain Valley School District, the state’s largest school district, were among those districts returning to the ballot box Tuesday to give their school budget a second vote. It comes as Vermont lawmakers are about to advance a bill seeking to stem a property tax revolt unleashed on Town Meeting Day.The House Ways and Means Committee is searching for ways to contain the growth of education spending instea…See the Story

Montpelier, Vermont · Montpelier

Vermonters urged to take precautions as tick season begins - Newport Dispatch

MONTPELIER — As springlike temperatures arrive and people spend more time outdoors, the Vermont Department of Health is reminding residents to take steps to prevent tick bites and tick-borne illnesses. Ticks can be found throughout the state whenever temperatures are above freezing, with populations peaking during spring and fall. Tick-borne diseases in Vermont, such as Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis, are spread by the bite of infect…See the Story

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