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Tax Plan Passes By 30 Votes In Vt. House
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The Vermont House has given its preliminary approval to a $26 million tax package to help balance the state budget for next year. But the plan faces the strong opposition of Governor Peter Shumlin.VPR News
Payments To Dairy Farmers Are Delayed
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Vermont dairy farmers won’t get payments on time from a federal milk pricing program. The payments are stalled due to wrangling over federal funding.VPR News
House Budget Would Cap Welfare Benefits
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The Vermont House is preparing to debate the budget and a number of new tax proposals this week, and House leaders are already trying to line up votes for a $1.3 billion plan that includes a contentious bid to cap welfare benefits.VPR News
Tuition Increases At Vermont’s Public Colleges Rising Faster Than Median Income
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Over the past five years, college tuition at Vermont’s public institutions has risen by at least 27 percent. But income growth has not kept pace. That’s the finding of a report out this week from the New England Board of Higher Education.VPR News
Emergency Unemployment Cut by Federal Budget Cuts
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The Vermont Department of Labor says federal budget cuts are being made to emergency unemployment benefits.VPR News
Vt. House Committee Raises Taxes, Shumlin Objects
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A key House committee has given preliminary approval to a tax package that would raise roughly $26 million, putting it on a collision course with the governor because it includes provisions he opposes.VPR News
Plan For Whiskey Business In Shoreham Draws Scrutiny
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When an old dairy farm in Shoreham became the hub for a trendy new whiskey company several years ago, many were excited by the idea of new jobs and economic development. But two things may get in the company’s way: mold and the state’s definition of a farm.VPR News
House Gives OK To Gas Tax Restructuring
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By a three to one margin, the Vermont House has given its preliminary approval to a bill that makes a significant change in the way that the state taxes the sale of gasoline.VPR News