Peter Hirschfeld
Political Reporter at Vermont Public Radio
Political Reporter at Vermont PBS
Political reporter for Vermont Public Radio
Articles
-
1 week ago |
vermontpublic.org | Peter Hirschfeld
Low-income parents, seniors on Social Security and military veterans will all see tax cuts next year under legislation that cleared its final hurdle in the Vermont Legislature Monday. The bill represents one of the biggest state income tax breaks in recent memory. And it marks the culmination of Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s nearly decade-old push to exempt most military pensions from state income taxes. Vermont is one of the few states that almost fully taxes military pensions.
-
2 weeks ago |
vermontpublic.org | Peter Hirschfeld |Lola Duffort
House and Senate negotiators are meeting in Montpelier this week to find an elusive deal on a major education reform package, but there’s no guarantee that rank-and-file lawmakers will sign off on whatever compromise their leadership delivers. An informal survey of lawmakers across political and geographical lines reveals deep misgivings with a still-developing reform plan that many say represents the most important vote of their legislative careers.
-
2 weeks ago |
vermontpublic.org | Peter Hirschfeld
State law will continue to remain largely silent on the collection and sale of Vermonters’ sensitive personal information after elected officials again failed to reach consensus on a comprehensive data privacy bill. The yearslong push to put guardrails on when — and how — companies can commodify key aspects of a person’s identity has taken on new urgency in Montpelier.
-
3 weeks ago |
vermontpublic.org | Lola Duffort |Peter Hirschfeld
Legislative leaders sent rank-and-file lawmakers home for two weeks last Friday to give House and Senate negotiators more time to work out a deal on education reform. But one week later, those talks remain in a dysfunctional state of suspended animation. In this week's edition of the Capitol Recap, Vermont Public reporters Pete Hirschfeld and Lola Duffort discussed where things stand between the two chambers. This interview was produced for the ear. We highly recommend listening to the audio.
-
3 weeks ago |
vermontpublic.org | Peter Hirschfeld
Advocates say as many as 13,000 low-income Vermonters could see their federal food benefits reduced or eliminated under the budget reconciliation bill being considered by Congress. Legislation passed by the U.S. House last month would cause many Vermonters to lose eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The bill would also force states to pick up 5% of the program's cost, and impose potentially severe penalties for administrative errors.
Journalists covering the same region
Glenn Russell
Photojournalist at VTDigger
Glenn Russell primarily covers news in the Green Mountains region of Vermont, United States, including areas around Stowe and Waterbury.
Candace Page
Editor at Seven Days
Candace Page primarily covers news in the Champlain Valley region of Vermont, United States, including areas around Burlington and Stowe.
Nina Keck
Senior Reporter at Vermont Public Radio
Senior Reporter at Vermont PBS
Nina Keck primarily covers news in the northern Vermont region, including areas around Stowe and Morrisville, Vermont, United States.
Diane Derby
Senior Editor at VTDigger
Diane Derby primarily covers news in the Champlain Valley region of Vermont, United States, including areas around Lake Champlain.
Kevin McCallum
Political Reporter at Seven Days
Kevin McCallum primarily covers news in the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont, United States, including areas around Newport and Stowe.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 3K
- Tweets
- 1K
- DMs Open
- No
We’ve got some great candidates in the current voting round for @bravestatevt. Should we tackle flood recovery? Or the recruiting crisis at local EMS agencies? Or how many VTers make a living off YouTube? Please let us know what you think! https://t.co/qbAUS5UPir
VT lawmakers asked the RAND Corporation to figure out how much more public funding the state would have to contribute to ensure that every family has access to high-quality, affordable child care. In a report out today, RAND pegs cost at $179M-$279m a year https://t.co/n0TXMYGdED
No one’s dancing at the VTGOP’s election night shindig YET. But the DJ is doing his absolute damndest to make it happen. https://t.co/OLPbzIAHcc