State of Vermont
COVID-19 Pandemic: 12. Fiscal Impact on Vermont
The government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, both at the state and federal level, required higher spending and will result in lower revenues. Basically,...
COVID-19: 11. Economic Impact on Vermont
In April, the unemployment rate in Vermont went from 3.1% to 16.5%. Nothing like this has happened since the Great Depression.
This article will discuss...
COVID-19 Pandemic: 10. Vermont’s Public Health Impact
Vermont’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was decisive in the lockdown phase and cautious in the reopening. From a pure public health perspective, this...
COVID-19: 9. State of Vermont Response
Within our system of government, responsibility for public health lies mostly on the shoulders of state and local governments. Given the current Administration’s reluctance...
Education: 13: Act 46 Update
It looks like Act 46 is beginning to have a measurable impact on Vermont’s public education infrastructure. It’s all beginning to shrink.
Each year, the...
Education: 12: Vermont’s Comparative Cost of Education Update
Each year, The Informed Vermonter provides an update with respect to Vermont’s comparative cost of K-12 education based on information collected by the US...
Education: 11: Expenditures Keep Increasing
Vermont had 78,733 K-12 students in the 2017/2018 academic year, down from approximately 103,000 in 1997. Total publicly funded students (including approved independent, state...
Human Services: 6. Social Services and Financial Assistance
In addition to managing Vermont’s healthcare programs, the Agency of Human Services provides most of Vermont’s social services and financial assistance programs via the...
Human Services: 5. Vermont’s Healthcare Spending Trends
Healthcare spending, principally Medicaid, is the single largest annual expense of the Vermont state government. In fiscal year 2018, total Medicaid spending was $1.68...
Vermont Employee Retirement Benefits: 4. Vermont’s Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities 2018
The Vermont state government’s largest set of liabilities relate to pensions and other post-employment benefits. Over the last two years, these liabilities and their...