Vermonters For Good Government

10/30/2025

Next Tuesday, Nov. 4th is election day! Many communities in Vermont will be voting on a variety of local issues. Do you know what is on the ballot in your town? Check out your town's website to find out!

10/22/2025

Despite over 80 percent of people believing we should have voter ID laws, a commonsense measure to protect the integrity of elections, Vermont is one of just 14 states that does not require a photo ID (or any ID) to vote. What do you think? Should the Vermont legislature pass a voter ID law for Vermont in 2026? Take the survey! https://www.vtintegrity.vote/2025survey

08/25/2024

Legislators will vote in January on whether or not to move forward with the Clean Heat Standard. How high are they willing to increase fuel costs? Be sure to ask before you vote!

08/12/2024

Tomorrow is Primary Day!

08/06/2024

Let's keep our "citizen legislature!"

07/30/2024

https://mailchi.mp/471b2acf055b/a-320-carbon-tax-on-home-heating-fuel

07/08/2024

The Vermont Tax Department has posted education property tax rates. Take a look and see what your town's rate will be. You can also see last year's rates for comparison.

Tax Rates and Charts Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - 12:00 FY2025 Education Property Tax Rates as of July 3, 2024 File FY25EdTaxRates_070324.xlsx (27.65 KB) File Format Spreadsheet Tags Education Property Tax Rate Municipal Officials Property

07/01/2024

Today, the payroll tax on Vermonters' wages and earnings from self employment kicks in, which will subsidize childcare for families making up to 575% of the poverty level ($179,400 for a family of four.) Families can have assets of up to $1 million and still qualify for financial assistance. Do you think it is good government to tax low income workers to pay for benefits for higher-wage earners with hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets?

06/17/2024

Veto Session is happening NOW! The best way to make your voice heard today is to call the Sergeant at Arms Office at the State House and leave a message for your Reps/Senators: (802) 828-2228. Tell them to SUSTAIN Governor Scott’s vetoes of:

A 14% Property Tax Increase: H.887, An act relating to homestead property tax yields, non-homestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation. Vermonters simply can’t afford this. It will tax people out of their homes.

An estimated $192/household electric bill surcharge (estimated average household cost per year). H.289, Renewable Energy Standard. Another ideologically driven piece of legislation that funnels an estimated $1 billion from electric ratepayers to certain political cronies over a ten-year period while providing no benefit to either the environment or Vermont electric ratepayers.

A ban on flavored to***co products (but not pot products). S.18, An act banning flavored to***co products and e-liquids. This bill was sold as a “save the children” measure, but turns out is just a way pay off the cannabis industry by allowing them – and only them – to push youth-attracting flavors, gummies, lollipops, etc. to a vulnerable market.

So-Called “Safe” Injection Sites. H.72, an act relating to harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use. This bill would fund a pilot program to start opening facilities in Vermont communities that allow addicts to get high in a supervised setting. These facilities are federally illegal, and, even if they were not, Vermont does not have the population density necessary to make them cost effective.

Act 250 Non-Reform. H.687, An act relating to community resilience and biodiversity protection through land use. The cost of housing and its lack of availability in Vermont are a top issue for citizens of our state. We desperately need Act 250 reform that allows for the creation of more housing at affordable prices. H.687 takes us in the opposite direction by further limiting where housing can be built and increasing the costly regulations associated with building housing.

06/04/2024

Here's a list of the bills passed by the Vermont legislature in 2024, and the action taken by the Governor to date. The Vermont Legislature will reconvene June 17 to vote on whether or not to override the Governor's vetoes.

Governor Scott's Blog May 20, 2024 This page includes action by the Governor on bills presented to him by the General Assembly in 2024. To see actions for the 2023 legislative session, click here. February 1, 2024 Signed S.141, An act relating to approval of the charter of Fairfax Fire District No.....

05/29/2024

Contact your legislators and ask them to sustain the Governor's veto!

“Factoring in all the other taxes, fees and higher costs the Legislature has passed over the last two years, I simply cannot allow this bill to go into law,” Scott said.

05/03/2024

Looking for good sources for Vermont news and information? Check out Vermont Daily Chronicle and Behind the Lines.

Rob Roper is a freelance writer who has been involved with Vermont politics and policy for over twenty years. Click to read Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics, by Robert Roper, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.