Phil Scott's team revealed their plan to change education funding in Vermont. Scott's plan will eliminate supervisory unions in the state and create five school districts across Vermont. Each will have one school board and one superintendent.
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Scott administration unveils education finance reform planVermont Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping education finance reform plan aimed at right-sizing the state’s school system and making it more affordable.
Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused his weekly briefing Tuesday on housing policies he hopes to champion during the legislative session.
The Vermont Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a case state lawmakers filed against Gov. Phil Scott and interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders.
After his own landslide victory and Republican gains in the Legislature, the governor said voters have signalled Vermont is moving in the wrong direction. To fix it, he pledged to propose ambitious legislation.
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Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
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Officials identify Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty in Vermont
Border Patrol agent killed in shooting in Vermont; Person in custody
A spokesperson with U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed to NBC5 that a Border Patrol agent and another person were killed Monday afternoon in an incident in Coventry, Vermont. The FBI said a third person was injured and is now in custody.
The Scott administration is proposing a transition to a foundation formula, a commonly used way of paying for schools that would give more power to the state.
The governor’s package of proposed changes would address the detention of repeat offenders and would repeal the remaining stage of Raise the Age.
Part of the governor’s plan to make building housing units in Vermont faster and easier will be making the appeal of housing project permits more difficult.
The message came at Wednesday's meeting of the Emergency Board, a state panel that includes Gov. Phil Scott and chairs of the Legislature’s revenue and budget committees.
The federal officer killed while on duty near the Canadian border has been identified as a U.S. Air Force veteran who provided security at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks.
Two state lawmakers sued the governor last year, after he appointed Zoie Saunders to serve as an interim Secretary of Education after she was rejected for the job by the Vermont Senate.
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