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Gray joins Scott in call for tax-exempt military pensions


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MONTPELIER — Three days after the Democrat-controlled Vermont House of Representatives passed a $10,000 tax exemption for military pensions, but turned down a larger benefit, Democratic Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray has sided with Republican Gov. Phil Scott in an opinion column calling for a full exemption for former service members.
But as the bill containing the $10,000 exemption and a number of tax proposals heads back to the Senate, its odds of emerging with the House’s additions intact appear to be slight — at least, this session. Senate leaders say there’s not enough time left to study the House’s proposed additions. ....

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House Education Committee slated to take up per-pupil weighting on Friday


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The House Education Committee is slated to take up a fundamental change to the way public K-12 schools are funded in Vermont on Friday, when it considers a bill passed by the Senate to implement new per-pupil weighting factors.
The hearing is set for 8:45 a.m. Friday, with Senate Education Committee Chairperson Brian Campion, D-Bennington, and legislative counsel James DesMarais walking the committee through S. 13, a Senate bill establishing an implementation task force.
That discussion is going to be watched carefully, by school districts across the state and by a coalition of Vermonters who say both rural and urban districts have been underfunded by the formula for decades and are pushing for change. ....

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