How the map got drawn: railroad tycoons, a turnpike era, and figuring out what highways are supposed to be for anyway. In 1843 the Vermont Central got its charter to build the state's first real mainline, and everybody understood roughly what that meant: a railroad connecting the Connecticut
I keep hearing the same pitch this summer, at the Three Needs Patio and in comment sections, almost word for word: "Vermont has been dying on the vine under Scott for too long. Janoo is a serious economist who has a bold plan to fix it." As of
Vermont should abolish its periodic safety inspection program for passenger vehicles. In July 2026, the state rewrote its inspection manual so that garages would stop failing cars for rust that doesn't compromise structural integrity. The Secretary of Transportation announced the change himself, offering the example of a two-
1. Overview The range of vehicles Vermont law recognizes is far too narrow. No danger category comes into existence between a bicycle and a car. A vehicle does not become uniquely hazardous by weighing more than twenty pounds and less than three thousand. The presumption otherwise has no real basis