ARTICLES & LETTERS
Thoughtful articles and commentary from Vermonters exploring the impacts of Act 181. Curated from platforms like Substack and beyond, these pieces offer deeper insight and perspective.
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By Neil Ryan | Substack Article
Two legislative updates from a sitting member of the House Committee on Environment contain invented facts and a conspiracy theory that smears the Land Use Review Board and thousands of Vermonters.
Lexy Thompson | Substack Article 4/8/26
The record of who drafted Acts 181 and 59, what their professional interests are, and the funding infrastructure behind the effort.
Beth Harrington McCullough | Letter to the legislature
How the trauma of the 1980s farm crisis turned farmland into a financial product—and why we keep refusing to say so out loud. | Substack article by Morgan Gold
Lexy Thompson | Substack Article
Ben Falk | Post
The language allows anything in the future...
Megan Durling | Letter to the Editor, Published in VT Digger 4/1/26
Lexy Thompson | Substack Article
Ben Falk | Commentary (Articles & Letters)
Vermont Business Publication | In The News
Morgan Gold | Substack Article. 3/30/26
How a well-meaning law became a wealth test for the Vermont Dream
A Post by Alison Despathy | Articles & Letters
Open Letter by Hannah Burrill | IArticles & Letters
Substack Article by Alexsys Thompson | IArticles & Letters
Todd Heyman | Articles & Letters
Laura Sibilia | Blog Post
MacIsaac Highland Cattle | Articles & Letters
Mikaela Poley Butler | Articles & Letters
Lou White | Articles & Letters
Opinion piece by loralee tester, published in vt digger
Town of Fairfield Select Board | Letters