Public Assets Institute

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Analyzing Vermont state budget, taxes, and the economy from the people’s perspective. PO Box 942, Montpelier, Vermont 05601

Bar chart showing union membership by sex across the United States as compared to Vermont.
photograph of 8 people with a cake celebrating the retirment of board chair Steve Gold
Map of Vermont that shows percentage change in number of short term rentals with the most change in Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Lamoille, and Windham counties.
White flyer with bold colored circles and text about Vermont's refundable tax credits including the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Bar chart showing the percentage of Vermont household by family type that care able to meet their basic needs.
Policy Analyst Julie Lowell explains the importance of expanded anti-poverty tax credits and how she is at the statehouse today to spread the word.
If these were ordinary times, we would expect Gov. Phil Scott to deliver his usual budget address calling for more of the same spending and revenue policies. But these are not ordinary times.
An image of a map of Vermont with interactive drop down menus about per pupil education spending
Image of a chart with two lines, one red and one blue that diverge, with the red line of health insurance costs rising to 101 percent above baseline and the blue education spending line rising to 38 percent above baseline.