Voter anger over the VT Democrats 2023 bill to double their own pay and give themselves a generous benefits package on top has led to some backpedaling here in 2024. The latest version of the new pay raise bill would only give lawmakers a 42% pay raise (about $6000).
Bananas: White Tax Proposal
With Vermont’s annual budget shrinking like CNN’s viewership, the native population is fleeing the state for more affordable regions like the Carolinas or Sudan. The subsequent drop in tax revenue has many in Montpelier racing to figure out how to shore up the shortfall. The avant-garde senator from Windsor County, Becca White (Windsor D-3), who came out as the … Read more