Congress Passes Major Tax Package Impacting Nonprofits and Communities
On July 3rd, Congress passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which was signed by President Trump on the 4th of July. Common Good Vermont echoes the National Council of …
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Policy News: Final 2025 Legislative Update & Senate Tax Bill Revisions
The Vermont Legislature adjourned on June 16th after lawmakers finally reached agreement on the keystone education reform bill. After weeks of negotiations between the two chambers extended the session into …
Major Tax Package Heads to the Senate
From NCN, 5/22/25: The House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a major tax bill that Republicans hope to enact by summer. The bill …
Legislative Update 5/22/25
After a slow start to a particularly challenging session, we are now (finally) nearing adjournment but lawmakers still have at least another week or two of work ahead of them. …
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 …
Common Good Vermont & Partners Launch Federal Impact Survey
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 …
Legislative Update 5/1/25
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 …
Nonprofit Legislative Day 2025 Recap
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 …
Sign-On Letter: An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations
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, …
Legislative Update 4/4/25
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 …