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Critics believe Gov. Phil Scott's proposal would dramatically expand the flow of public money to private schools � while administration officials insist it could actually do just the opposite.

The 306-foot-tall monument cost $102,000 to construct in the late 1880s, but the price tag to keep it viable as a historic site � and popular tourist destination � will far exceed that figure.

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.

Scott has made clear for weeks that he’d like to flip how Vermont pays for schools on its head. But until now, it was unknown how much money the governor’s proposed formula would actually generate for Vermont’s schools.

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.

A new report from the Vermont secretary of state's office says lawmakers should consider a law that bans firearms from town-owned municipal buildings.

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.

Money. School choice. Local control. The governor's plan wades into treacherous political waters.

Under Scott's plan, Vermont would go from having more than 100 school districts to five and see the state government assume a much more direct role in deciding how much schools spend, which schools close, and what is taught.

Economists say the Vermont and national economies are performing far better than economists predicted six months ago, and that “aggregate measures of economic activity have rarely been better.�