By Don Turner Last week, Montpelier turned the page after an eight-year spell of overspending and financial irresponsibility. Since 2009, the House Republican Caucus has advocated for an annual budget that does not raise taxes or fees, balances overall spending […]
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Overspending threatens to bankrupt Vermont
By Don Turner The Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Act promised that the state legislature would embark on a “multiyear process to align state spending” in order to balance overall revenues and expenditures. By delineating comprehensive measures, the budget bill aimed […]
Lawmakers return to capitol hill, education spending cap at top concern
By Bruce Parker, Vermont Watchdog As state lawmakers return for the start of the 2016 legislative session, a fight is already raging over the spending caps in Vermont’s new education reform law — and property taxpayers have a big stake […]
Lawmakers preview budget challenge in advance of session
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org Lawmakers got a preview of the budget struggles ahead in an all-day meeting at the State House Tuesday, Dec. 1. When legislators return to Montpelier in January, they’ll need to put together a budget for fiscal […]
News Brief: Lakes Region
By Lani Duke Lake House Pub & Grille sold at auction At an auction held Friday morning, Oct. 30, The Lake House Pub & Grille on Lake Bomoseen successfully changed hands. Although the buyer was not identified, it is said […]
Math problem goes unsolved, look to 2016 for affordability
By Don Turner, House Republican Leader Last November, Vermonters sent a clear message that the status quo no longer worked for them. Vermonters told us that we needed to get to work to return Vermont to a sound and sustainable […]