By Jack Hoffman Many legislators and school officials are eager to adjust Vermont’s education finance system to provide more money for school districts with kids from low-income families and those for whom English is not their first language. We agree […]
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Letter, Opinion
Unemployment benefits common sense
Dear Editor, Nearly half of the governors—23 and counting—have decided to end federal supplemental unemployment benefits for workers in their states. Evidently, they never heard the old adage: “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.” In these bizarre […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Simplicity, equity, and let’s-just-call-it-what-it-is
By Jack Hoffman Those were among the key reasons the Vermont Tax Structure Commission recommended recently that the state abolish the homestead property tax and move to an income-based school tax for all resident homeowners. We support the commission’s recommendation. […]