Construction aid for schools one step closer

The Vermont Senate on Tuesday approved H.871, a bill that will continue the process of establishing a state aid for school construction program. 

Voters struck down close to a third of school budgets across Vermont on Tuesday, the highest proportion in at least a decade, according to the Vermont Superintendents Association. 

Lawmakers are now talking about replacing a controversial cap on homestead property tax rates with a new tax “discount” that would apply only to districts losing tax capacity.

With the support of the Vermont Agency of Transportation, on-demand microtransit programs will launch next year in Middlebury and four other communities across the state.

Gov. Phil Scott signed two key pieces of legislation Tuesday meant to address the state’s housing crisis.