Act 138 (which began life as H.211) overhauls Vermont's data broker and personal information protection laws, strengthening consumer privacy protections, data broker registration and enforcement, security breach notification requirements, cybersecurity governance, and educational technology oversight, covering topics such as data privacy, consumer protection, cybersecurity infrastructure, government transparency, and student data protection.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 8, 2026

BEN KINSLEY
CAMPAIGN FOR VERMONT PROSPERITY, INC.
(802) 210-1271
[email protected]

Pam Mackenzie Named President of Campaign for Vermont Prosperity

Veteran public- and private-sector leader takes the helm of non-profit seeking economic prosperity.

Montpelier, Vermont – Campaign for Vermont Prosperity (CFV), the nonpartisan advocacy organization focused on public policies that support prosperity for all Vermonters, today announced that Pam Mackenzie has been named President of the organization. Mackenzie succeeds Pat McDonald, who led CFV for the past decade and will continue to serve the organization as a member of its Advisory Council.

Mackenzie brings to CFV a rare combination of executive leadership, deep Vermont connections, and a lifelong commitment to strengthening the communities she serves. As President, she will lead CFV's nonpartisan mission to advance data-driven public policy, civil discussion, transparency and accountability in state and local government, and to build an economy in which every Vermonter is secure and able to prosper.

Last month, Pat McDonald closed out her CFV era with characteristic grace, and with the same full heart and tremendous optimism she has brought to Campaign for Vermont over the past decade. I want to begin by thanking Pat for her years of leadership and for the strong, trusted voice she helped build CFV into. I'm grateful she'll stay close to this community as a member of our Advisory Council. The foundation she and so many others laid is exactly what makes this next chapter possible.

It is my honor to introduce myself as CFV's new President.

Are you a candidate running for office? As you connect with voters in your community this campaign season, Campaign for Vermont Prosperity (CFV) wants to be a resource you can rely on.

Non-profit seeking government transparency and accountability releases Chittenden County public safety poll.

Burlington, Vermont – Campaign for Vermont Prosperity (CFV) today released the results of a sweeping public safety poll of 512 likely Chittenden County voters. The survey sheds light on how Vermonters from across the political spectrum feel about the state of public safety in their communities. The findings reveal a county that feels markedly less safe and is demanding stronger accountability from its leaders.

Chittenden County Public Safety Poll

Chittenden County • All Voters • May 2026

Comprehensive survey of 512 likely voters reveals deep concerns about safety, crime, drug offenses, and accountability in Vermont's most populous county.

The legislative session came to a conclusion on Friday night, but that is not the only thing coming to an end. I'll be stepping down as President of Campaign for Vermont.

The 2026 legislative session reached its conclusion this week, and the slate of bills that emerged in its final days paints a complicated picture. After months of competing visions and the ever-present shadow of a gubernatorial veto, the final days produced a set of interlocking conference reports that together represent a consequential education policy, a modestly disciplined budget, targeted property tax relief, and a new chapter for transportation finance. But the week also delivered reminders that sometimes ambition reaches too far, as the Governor's veto of the data center bill was sustained on the House floor.

Let's bring this in for a landing.

Changes started happening rapidly this week as the bulk of the work moved out of committee and onto the House and Senate floors. Nearly every major policy thread of the 2026 session is now being actively reconciled between chambers, and the outcomes of those negotiations will determine whether this session produces durable reform or elegant placeholders. Those negotiations also include the Governor in some instances, such as education reform efforts which were unveiled last night.

Reference-based hospital pricing cleared critical procedural hurdles and is now positioned to become law this session. The property tax yield bill conference committee dug into the mechanics of excess spending exemptions and a one-year renter credit expansion (and the fiscal analysts started raising red flags). The Act 250 conference committee finalized guardrails for accessory on-farm businesses while preserving the road rule repeal. Career technical education reform advanced with unanimous support. And on the Senate floor, a sweeping portfolio of bills moved through final readings, including a permanent ban on crypto kiosks, manufactured housing modernization, and the formal repeal of the Clean Heat Standard's dormant statutory language.

Let's jump in.