{"politician":{"name":"Phil Scott","slug":"phil-scott-gov-vermont"},"exportedAt":"2026-07-26T08:37:09.981Z","confidenceRule":"latest-matching-assessment, else max-assessment-confidence, else 0","promises":[{"id":"cmrpwqq0604yl107h5xi0guxx","text":"Committed to continue accepting refugees in Vermont, saying the state would continue to do its part.","topic":"Immigration","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/transcript-governor-phil-scott-delivers-2025-inaugural-address | https://vtdigger.org/2025/01/09/full-text-gov-phil-scotts-2025-inaugural-address/","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:09:42.054Z"},{"id":"cmrpwqp7l04ye107htm0b2y27","text":"Proposed $6 million for the Vermont Housing Improvement Program (VHIP) to bring more housing units online quickly and affordably in his FY2025 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that he and his administration would focus on pushing for regulatory changes to 'legalize housing' and keep affordability the top priority across state policy.","topic":"Housing","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":4,"sources":"https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/transcript-governor-phil-scott-delivers-2025-inaugural-address | https://vtdigger.org/2025/01/09/full-text-gov-phil-scotts-2025-inaugural-address/","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:09:33.776Z"},{"id":"cmrpwqik804w6107hl4mj7guo","text":"Pledged that if school boards contain spending growth to the projected level, his budget would lower the impact of the coming year's education property tax increase, with a stated goal of eliminating it.","topic":"Taxes","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":4,"sources":"https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/transcript-governor-phil-scott-delivers-2025-inaugural-address | 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education transformation law) or fails to fix what is broken in the school system.","topic":"Education","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":5,"sources":"https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/governor-phil-scott-delivers-2026-state-state-address | https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-01-07/watch-listen-phil-scott-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T05:09:30.031Z"}]}