Federal Updates 5/14/25
On our statewide call last week – Nonprofits & Philanthropy: Responding to Federal Actions – Common Good Vermont heard a request for more regular, digestible updates on federal actions impacting …
On our statewide call last week – Nonprofits & Philanthropy: Responding to Federal Actions – Common Good Vermont heard a request for more regular, digestible updates on federal actions impacting …
Common Good Vermont, in partnership with other hub organizations representing a variety of nonprofit sectors, has launched a new Federal Impact Report Form for Vermont nonprofits and community-serving entities. We …
On this first day of May, the budget and other “must pass” bills are on track to pass ahead of schedule, but legislators won’t be done with their work until …
On April 22, 2025, more than 50 nonprofit leaders from across Vermont convened in Montpelier for Nonprofit Legislative Day to engage with policymakers and their peers around key issues impacting their …
Join Common Good Vermont in signing on to this letter coordinated by National Council of Nonprofits, Public Citizen, State Democracy Defenders Fund, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, ACLU, …
As the dust from crossover settles, we now have a better picture of what bills have a chance of advancing in 2025. We are particularly excited that the House Government …
Today, March 14th, is the crossover deadline, when bills must be voted out of their committee(s) of jurisdiction to pass from one legislative chamber to the other in order to …
From Sarah Henshaw, Leaves of Change VT As we enter a darker time with reductions in funding, ability to do our critical work, and high levels of uncertainty, I truly …
Vermont’s longstanding tradition of Town Meeting Day (TMD), where communities come together to discuss and vote on important local issues, persists but has evolved with the times. While historically town …
On Wednesday, the House Government Operations Committee took up H. 233 – An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants. They heard from the bill’s sponsor, Representative Kate Nugent, two …