How many changes were there between what he proposed and what was passed?

The 2023 budget originated from the governor’s office.

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How did he ensure the budget was financed and balanced?

My landline is $72 per month. We are getting rid of it. We have 5g at my house now. There is no need for a landline.

Thanks!

Republicans are not republicans anymore. I’d take Phil Scott’s Republican Party any day.

Never been, but always wanted to try steak served on a hot rock!

Skate board grip tape. It's essentially heavy grit sandpaper with a sticky back. It can be cut to size and shape with scissors (just not your good ones) and it's pretty cheap. I put it into Google and the first thing that comes up is for sale on Amazon

I remember testifying before that asshat on school funding and how the funding system was broken. He wrote me off as a schools board member from a “gold town”. Five years later the state did a study and our school was underfunded by 2million on a 11 million budget - the highest underfunded school in the state. Self righteous asshole.

We absolutely do have the crazy Republicans here and they run the Vermont Republican Party. The outgoing chair, Deb Billado, is a hard-core Trumper and I'm not sure the incoming chair, Paul Dame, is any better. It's hard to believe Phil Scott is a member of this party.

Close by is the ADK, and all of the rivers are amazing! So incredibly beautiful. The Missisquoi National Wildlife refuge is pretty nice in Goose Bay near Canada.

Yeah you did!

Freecampsites.com (maybe .net) is a good resource. There’s lots of primitive campsites all over. Look for forest roads along route 100. These are the brown national forest signs with a 2 or 3 digit number. I have yet to find a map of all of them but I think it’s fun when I come across one I haven’t explored yet. There’s some nice ones around the Hancock/Granville areas. Miles of roads that usually have campsites at the end. Bingo Brook in Goshen/Rochester is cool.

What kind of bike you got? My wife and I like to explore the class 4s around us in the ripton/Goshen area all the time. We’d love to meet some other riders. I’m on a Himalayan and she’s got a KLX 230.

State park camping is the best in the state. Well maintained, quiet and usually in areas with associated parks, hiking, etc.

A mix of shelters and tenting sites, with limited RV type parking. A few also have cabins.

https://vtstateparks.com/

vermont has a reputation among a lot of progressive americans as being some post-racial paradise, similar to how canada is romanticized. and sure, its a good deal more progressive in vermy than a lot of states, but theres bigoted pricks everywhere on earth.

Sure I’ll take it!

It gives me my daily serving of fiber. I've been very regular since switching to it.

Unlike some suplements, it isn't all just optics.

Oh yeah, that could be it. Looks like Tim the Tool Man ran the lines outside.

Second on the Dead Creek. Pay attention to hunting season and wear your orange if it is. Hats and vest recommended.

You’d be surprised, there’s a good portion of republicans in the state.

That being said most of them are pretty quiet about it or live in more rural settings. NEK currently has the highest concentration of vocal republicans and Chittenden County has the lowest. In chittenden county it’s almost impossible to be a republican without scrutiny from neighbors and other towns folks since it seems a good majority of the community is transplants or college students(Burlington area)

In my experience when talking with other republicans its more about limiting government spending and overreach. I’d dare say that most of the republicans here would be considered independents in other states due to most of them support gay rights, abortion access, and other personal freedoms.

I have noticed the divide is getting bigger though; especially in Burlington. I find that more people are focused on the national level and will outright disregard any opposing argument if it comes from someone whom they deem as republican. Even scarier are the patriot front types and extreme leftist who are spreading their hatred and vitriol to the communities further polarizing moderates.

Wife and I had comcast (never ever again) and switched to Fidium. No outages, super fast, pretty cheap.... downside was having to have a guy come and do the install instead of just plugging into an existing line, but the guy was super chill and I loved talking with him.

The crazy evangelicals are all in the NEK

Otter creek, especially close to where it joins the lake. Lots of birds to spot, easy in/out landing.

I would love to have the option. Even if the down speeds were the same as I get now and for the same price, having it be symmetrical and fiber would still make it worth it. But that said it will be cheaper and faster than Comcast’s bullshit.