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Vermont will receive over $74 million from the federal government as part of the appropriations bill passed earlier this month. And there’s more on the way.
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At one of the four shelters, set up in anticipation of people exiting the emergency housing motel program, not a single person showed up over the weekend.
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Balint was one of 352 members of the U.S. House to support the bill Wednesday, with 65 opposed.
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Lawmakers are seeking increased allocations for housing, health care, public safety and more, but they will soon have to decide whether to throw those initiatives by the wayside and live within the current revenue forecast, or raise taxes so they can accommodate the additional spending.
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Lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Friday morning to advance a bill that aims to make big oil companies pay for damage wrought by climate change in Vermont.
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Advocates scrambled to help people hold onto their housing, but state officials said late Friday afternoon that 372 households were still scheduled to lose their rooms.
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Moderate Republicans in Vermont are pondering their next move after falling short in their effort to stop Donald Trump from becoming their party’s presidential nominee.
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Vermont Legal Aid wants the state to assess whether program participants may be eligible to remain in their rooms.
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Apple farmers testified to lawmakers this year that crop insurance often does not make them whole after extreme weather events. A bill that would provide assistance is up against the “crossover” deadline in the Vermont Statehouse.
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When she takes office, Mulvaney-Stanak will be the city's first woman and first openly LGBTQ+ mayor.