Phil Scott: Building the best education system

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican of Berlin.
Undoubtedly, many of you are aware of the disagreement between me and the Legislature over increasing statewide property tax rates.
As I’ve said, I cannot accept an increase in statewide property tax rates and here’s why: I ran for office understanding state government needed to focus more of our efforts on making Vermont more affordable and growing the economy.
Last year, with the help of the