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MONTPELIER â How might a bill being drafted in a state House of Representatives committee succeed where other initiatives failed in finally bridging Vermontâs digital divide?
The game-changing element, according to the effortâs supporters, comes down to an essential Vermont quality: self-government, in the form of locally chartered, volunteer-staffed Communications Union Districts (CUDs), empowered by state law to behave as municipal utilities in finding solutions to the lack of high-speed service in rural areas.
The bill, which is being written by the state House Committee on Energy and Technology, would give a newly-created public authority the ability to lend funds to CUDs â the local government entities authorized by an act of the Legislature in 2019 to tackle a digital access gap affecting about one out of every five Vermonters.
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The annual Budget Adjustment Act is not typically where youâll find intrigue or drama. But things are about to get a bit more interesting for this yearly bookkeeping exercise, thanks to the continuing Form 1099-G saga.
As youâre likely aware, the Vermont Department of Labor, in addition to recalling thousands of errant tax forms sent to the wrong addresses with the wrong personally identifiable information, is working to make sure there are no more mistakes when it sends out corrected forms. With Vermonters who received unemployment benefits waiting on forms to complete their taxes and the department keen to restore trust, getting it right matters.
The Vermont State Senate and House of Representatives have passed a concurrent house resolution honoring East Dorset resident Alice Wolf Gilborn for her outstanding literary achievements.
MONTPELIER The Vermont House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill allowing towns to move the date of Town Meeting Day or send ballots by mail, in order to
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Vermont State Sen. Becca Balint, D-Windham, takes the oath of office for a new term at the State House, in Montpelier, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Balint is the first woman and first openly gay person to be elected as the Vermont Senate president pro tempore.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Outgoing Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman talks with a member of the Vermont Legislature at the State House in Montpelier, Vt., during the first day of the new session on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
A nearly empty Vermont House of Representatives chambers at the State House, in Montpelier, because of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first day of the new session on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.