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Budget changes reveal pressures on state services
Budget pressures mount Editor’s note: There are three video clips from last week’s budget adjustment meetings at the end of this story. Halfway through the year state government makes sure its budget...
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On video: Smith, Heath and Larson say multi-year budgeting helped lawmakers...
Mark Larson, vice chair of House Appropriations Vermont House Speaker Shap Smith, D-Morrisville, held a press conference in his office Wednesday to explain the House budget bill, H.789, to reporters....
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Challenges for Change gives some lawmakers case of buyer’s remorse
Rep. Phillip Winters, R-Williamstown The Vermont House passed the budget bill Thursday night, 123-16, but the vote count doesn’t reflect the struggle that ensued when debate on the proposed legislation...
View ArticleBartlett: New $17M hole makes budget balancing act even harder
PRESS RELEASE THE STATE BUDGET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/26/10 Contact: John Bauer 802-279-7222 john.bauer@bartlettforgovernor.com Susan Bartlett: susan@bartlettforgovernor.com or at the Statehouse This...
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Vermont Senate passes “millionaire” tax amendment, preliminary budget
Stockxchng image The Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval to the Big Budget Bill on second reading Monday. Discussion on the $1.08 billion measure lasted about an hour before the bill was...
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Senate passes $1.08 General Fund budget, kills rainy day amendment
Sen. Susan Bartlett, D-Lamoille The Vermont Senate passed the $1.08 billion General Fund budget Tuesday, 23-6, after hours of debate and a Democratic wrangle over an amendment that would have required...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Dubie: “Budget Moves in Right Direction, But Not Far Enough”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2010 CONTACT: Martha Hanson 802-828-2226 – O 802-535-9684 – C Lt. Gov. Dubie: “Budget Moves in Right Direction, But Not Far Enough” Montpelier, VT — Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie...
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Where the money goes: A sampling of state spending for the coming year
“You ask me where my money goes, to buy my sweetheart fancy clothes.” — From a nursery rhyme The 20 dollar bill The state of Vermont will invest $4.7 billion this year on a wide array of expenditures —...
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Margolis: Budget ballet gets boost from new revenues
Tom Kavet A few more early acts of the budget ballet – also known as the fiscal fandango – were performed Friday as economists reported that the state might expect a little more revenue, and Gov. Peter...
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Digger Tidbits: Dentists blindsided by tax; Seniors see budget cuts; Battle...
Sen. Bobby Starr, left, and Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, fill their cups in the Political Milk Pull at the Vermont Farm Show. Photo by Josh Larkin. The initial shock has begun to wear off since Gov. Peter...
View ArticleHouse takes up major bills: Miscellaneous tax, health care and the budget
ADVISORY: March 21, 2011 CONTACT: Tom Cheney House Floor Schedule of Major Bills March 22-25 For your planning purposes, here is a preliminary listing of the major bills to be considered by the Vermont...
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State budget well in the black for fiscal year 2012
The state's preliminary budget adjustment includes $44 million in Medicaid savings. Photo by Kevin RawlingsMembers of the legislative Joint Fiscal Committee were pinching themselves on Thursday. After...
View ArticlePublic Asset Institute: Is the state budget meeting Vermonters’ needs?
For immediate release April 6, 2012 Contact Paul Cillo or Jack Hoffman Phone: 802-472-6222 Email: paul@publicassets.org or jack@publicassets.org MONTPELIER—Vermont needs a better budgeting process, one...
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Drafting its own blueprint, House budget panel cuts into Shumlin’s plans
Rep. Martha Heath, D-Westford, chair of the House Appropriations Committee House lawmakers late Friday afternoon did a major budgetary shuffle, cutting Gov. Peter Shumlin’s planned $16.7 million child...
View ArticleSmall business owners say $140 million in taxes will damage economy
News Release — National Federation of Independent Business April 3, 2013 Contact: Shawn Shouldice, 802-498-0059 NFIB members say sales tax expansion, gas tax and property tax will dampen consumer...
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When it comes to raising taxes, money is just the start of the debate
Gov. Peter Shumlin speaks at a press conference. Photo by Alicia Freese Editor’s note: Jon Margolis is VTDigger’s political columnist. Politicians hate to raise taxes, a sentiment demonstrating their...
View ArticleCCTV listing: Vermont budget, school district consolidation & water quality
News Release — CCTV Tuija Lindell tlindell@cctv.org 802.862.3966 x18 http://www.cctv.org Vermont Budget, School District Consolidation & Water Quality with Representative Kesha Ram was recorded on...
View ArticleCCTV airtime notification: Vermont budget, school district consolidation &...
News Release — Channel 17/Town Meeting TV April 18, 2014 Contact: Tuija Lindell tlindell@cctv.org 802.862.3966 x18 http://www.cctv.org Vermont Budget, School District Consolidation & Water Quality...
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Budget changes reveal pressures on state services
Budget pressures mount Editor’s note: There are three video clips from last week’s budget adjustment meetings at the end of this story. Halfway through the year state government makes sure its budget...
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On video: Smith, Heath and Larson say multi-year budgeting helped lawmakers...
Mark Larson, vice chair of House Appropriations Vermont House Speaker Shap Smith, D-Morrisville, held a press conference in his office Wednesday to explain the House budget bill, H.789, to reporters....
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