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Phil Scott /tags/phil-scott Phil Scott en-US �� Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:32:49 GMT Businesses worry Trump tariffs will shrink Vermont's nearly $2B global export market /local-news/2025-04-03/businesses-worry-trump-tariffs-will-shrink-vermonts-nearly-2b-global-export-market President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced new tariffs on foreign goods in some of Vermont’s biggest export markets, such as China, India and Trinidad and Tobago. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:32:49 GMT /local-news/2025-04-03/businesses-worry-trump-tariffs-will-shrink-vermonts-nearly-2b-global-export-market Peter Hirschfeld Legislative lawyer calls Phil Scott’s executive order on motels unconstitutional /local-news/2025-04-02/legislative-lawyer-calls-phil-scotts-executive-order-on-motels-unconstitutional “The Governor’s attempt to circumvent the intent of the General Assembly is an unconstitutional encroachment on a core function of the legislature,�� wrote the head of the Office of Legislative Counsel. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:47:52 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/legislative-lawyer-calls-phil-scotts-executive-order-on-motels-unconstitutional Carly Berlin House lawmakers approved a state budget �� but it relies on federal funds that could be cut /local-news/2025-04-02/house-lawmakers-approved-state-budget-federal-funds-risk-cut Members of the House Committee on Appropriations have spent the last three months crafting a $9 billion spending plan that relies on hundreds of millions of dollars that might evaporate by summer. And a plan to buy down property taxes next year could be on the chopping block if Vermont sees significant cuts to Medicaid funding. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:35:58 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/house-lawmakers-approved-state-budget-federal-funds-risk-cut Peter Hirschfeld Phil Scott extends motel stays for families and ‘medically vulnerable�� individuals /local-news/2025-03-28/phil-scott-extends-motel-stays-families-medically-vulnerable The extension, which will apply to roughly 400 households, comes after the governor struck down legislation that would have granted a reprieve for all participants. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:26:26 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/phil-scott-extends-motel-stays-families-medically-vulnerable Carly Berlin Capitol Recap: Will lawmakers draw new district lines now, or later? /local-news/2025-03-28/capitol-recap-will-lawmakers-draw-new-district-lines-now-later Since the beginning of the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers in both the House and Senate have been working on their counterproposal to Gov. Phil Scott’s sweeping plan to overhaul public education. But it’s become clear that the two chambers are moving in very different directions. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:35:14 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/capitol-recap-will-lawmakers-draw-new-district-lines-now-later Lola Duffort As standoff over motel program continues, residents grapple with uncertainty /local-news/2025-03-26/as-standoff-over-motel-program-continues-residents-grapple-with-uncertainty The Legislature and Gov. Phil Scott are once again locked in a heated political battle over the program’s future. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:23:55 GMT /local-news/2025-03-26/as-standoff-over-motel-program-continues-residents-grapple-with-uncertainty Carly Berlin Capitol Recap: With trepidation, House lawmakers advance bill to (mostly) keep property taxes flat /local-news/2025-03-21/capitol-recap-trepidation-house-lawmakers-advance-bill-keep-property-taxes-flat This will likely come as welcome news to property taxpayers, who saw bills rise an average of almost 14% this year. But the use of $118 million one-time funds to buy down rates is a risky move �� and one that could set schools and taxpayers up for a financial cliff in the following year. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:39:58 GMT /local-news/2025-03-21/capitol-recap-trepidation-house-lawmakers-advance-bill-keep-property-taxes-flat Lola Duffort, Peter Hirschfeld Capitol Recap: In first veto of 2025, Phil Scott strikes down spending bill that would extend motel stays /local-news/2025-03-14/in-1st-veto-of-2025-phil-scott-strikes-down-spending-bill-that-would-extend-motel-stays Without a clear path to override the veto, Democratic lawmakers may need to strike a deal with the governor �� or forgo the midyear spending package. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:40:20 GMT /local-news/2025-03-14/in-1st-veto-of-2025-phil-scott-strikes-down-spending-bill-that-would-extend-motel-stays Carly Berlin Gov. Scott proposes towns accept cash �� and responsibility �� for unsheltered motel residents /local-news/2025-02-28/gov-scott-proposes-towns-accept-cash-and-responsibility-for-unsheltered-motel-residents Samantha Sheehan, a lobbyist for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, told lawmakers Friday that, practical considerations aside, such services were the state’s job to deliver �� not cities and towns. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:23:00 GMT /local-news/2025-02-28/gov-scott-proposes-towns-accept-cash-and-responsibility-for-unsheltered-motel-residents Lola Duffort Capitol Recap: Phil Scott, Democratic lawmakers try to crack housing nut /local-news/2025-02-28/capitol-recap-phil-scott-democratic-lawmakers-try-to-crack-housing-nut A wide-ranging housing plan unveiled by Republican Gov. Phil Scott last month is now making its way through the legislative process, but it’s unclear how much of that proposal Democratic lawmakers will be willing to advance. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:12:49 GMT /local-news/2025-02-28/capitol-recap-phil-scott-democratic-lawmakers-try-to-crack-housing-nut Carly Berlin, Peter Hirschfeld