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Education officials argue that without intervention, health costs will only continue to cannibalize ever-larger shares of local school budgets � no matter what cost-containment measures Montpelier decides to impose on districts.

A disagreement between Democratic lawmakers and Republican Gov. Phil Scott over the future of Vermont’s emergency motel housing program could lead to the first gubernatorial veto of the 2025 legislative session.

The debate over the future of energy policy in Vermont hit a key turning point this week when Republican Gov. Phil Scott presented Democratic lawmakers with what he’s calling his “Climate Action Management Plan.�

Republican Gov. Phil Scott wants to repeal Vermont's emissions reduction mandates, but some Democratic lawmakers worry his plan would set back the state's climate action plan.

Elected officials across the political spectrum have said they want to deliver major policy changes in education, housing and other areas, but six weeks into the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers haven’t made much progress toward those goals.

Fault lines are beginning to emerge as lawmakers dig into the details behind Gov. Phil Scott's ambitious � and controversial � education reform ideas.

Gov. Phil Scott is now looking to roll back or revise almost every major climate bill enacted by the Democratically-controlled Legislature over the last four years, and the environmental advocates who previously enjoyed so much influence in Montpelier now find themselves on the defensive.

Earlier this week, Gov. Phil Scott touted a spending plan that “doesn’t raise taxes or fees.� On Thursday, however, Scott said his administration will be presenting lawmakers with a bill in the coming weeks that would assess a new fee on EVs.

The proposal would involve school district consolidation, changing school funding, creating standards for a statewide curriculum and much more.

There's a lot laid out in Gov. Phil Scott's 2026 budget he shared Tuesday � which totals about $9 billion. Here are just a few of the big proposals that might help break it down.