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- Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires
Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires -
Gov. Phil Scott’s three-month extension for this group is set to expire June 30 – and local service providers say the state’s interpretation of the governor’s order caught them off guard.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires.
- Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam
Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam -
The century-old dam is a crucial one. Not only is it responsible for maintaining the water level in South Pond, but it also controls the flow of water out of the pond and into the lowlands.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam.
- Ward Heneveld: Gov. Phil Scott’s views on the activation of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles
Ward Heneveld: Gov. Phil Scott’s views on the activation of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles -
The rhetoric from Washington on this action suggests that, if successful in California, the president and people like Stephen Miller will go after states like our own.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Ward Heneveld: Gov. Phil Scott’s views on the activation of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles.
- Richard Monterosso: The H.454 power grab is not tax relief or education reform
Richard Monterosso: The H.454 power grab is not tax relief or education reform -
We need to raise our voices and tell them to vote no and build a new plan based on impartial data-driven impact analysis.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Richard Monterosso: The H.454 power grab is not tax relief or education reform.
- Friends of Vermont Public Education: The Achilles’ heel of Vermont education reform
Friends of Vermont Public Education: The Achilles’ heel of Vermont education reform -Until Vermont creates one unified education system, no other meaningful education reform can happen.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Friends of Vermont Public Education: The Achilles’ heel of Vermont education reform.
- Gov. Phil Scott signs into law 2 bills to address Vermont’s high health care costs
Gov. Phil Scott signs into law 2 bills to address Vermont’s high health care costs -
Taken together, the two pieces of legislation represent a major effort by lawmakers and officials to curb health care costs.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Gov. Phil Scott signs into law 2 bills to address Vermont’s high health care costs.
- Gov. Phil Scott signs housing package into law, creating new infrastructure program
Gov. Phil Scott signs housing package into law, creating new infrastructure program -
The marquee policy in the bill is the Community and Housing Infrastructure Program, which is intended to help cover costly infrastructure upgrades that are needed to make residential development possible.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Gov. Phil Scott signs housing package into law, creating new infrastructure program.
- Brattleboro hospital cuts 6 administrative posts in effort to balance budget
Brattleboro hospital cuts 6 administrative posts in effort to balance budget -
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has laid off several department directors and managers as it seeks $4 million in reductions and new revenue.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Brattleboro hospital cuts 6 administrative posts in effort to balance budget.
- As lawmakers negotiate over education reform, the year-old Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont faces an uncertain future
As lawmakers negotiate over education reform, the year-old Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont faces an uncertain future -
The commission has struggled to find a role for itself, its members said, after Gov. Phil Scott's sweeping education reform plan was released in January, bypassing much of the body's assigned work.
Read the story on VTDigger here: As lawmakers negotiate over education reform, the year-old Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont faces an uncertain future.
- Map: See where Trump-related protests are happening in Vermont this weekend
Map: See where Trump-related protests are happening in Vermont this weekend -
More than 40 anti-President Donald Trump protests — and one pro-Trump event — are slated for this Saturday across the state.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Map: See where Trump-related protests are happening in Vermont this weekend.
- Vermont’s big protests against Trump come with big price tags
Vermont’s big protests against Trump come with big price tags -
Saturday’s “No Kings” rally in Burlington — the largest of dozens of scheduled demonstrations against the Trump administration statewide — is expected to cost up to $20,000.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont’s big protests against Trump come with big price tags.
- Montpelier council approves committee to bolster sanctuary city policies
Montpelier council approves committee to bolster sanctuary city policies -
The committee is tasked with developing a community strategy for ICE activity within city limits and improving communication on residents’ rights.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Montpelier council approves committee to bolster sanctuary city policies.
- Killington residents push for skate park as town reimagines recreation future
Killington residents push for skate park as town reimagines recreation future -
A recent online petition has garnered nearly 300 signatures, with people adding comments about the positive impact of a skate park for residents and visitors.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Killington residents push for skate park as town reimagines recreation future .
- Patricia M Sears: Why the Northeast Kingdom needs Living Waters Hospice House
Patricia M Sears: Why the Northeast Kingdom needs Living Waters Hospice House -It’s a promise that even at the end, compassion will lead the way.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Patricia M Sears: Why the Northeast Kingdom needs Living Waters Hospice House.
- Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires
Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires -Gov. Phil Scott’s three-month extension for this group is set to expire June 30 – and local service providers say the state’s interpretation of the governor’s order caught them off guard.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Hundreds of ‘most vulnerable’ households to lose emergency shelter as governor’s order expires.
- Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam
Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam -The century-old dam is a crucial one. Not only is it responsible for maintaining the water level in South Pond, but it also controls the flow of water out of the pond and into the lowlands.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Eden property owners look to solve problems with South Pond dam.
- Ward Heneveld: Gov. Phil Scott’s views on the activation of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles
Ward Heneveld: Gov. Phil Scott’s views on the activation of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles -The rhetoric from Washington on this action suggests that, if successful in California, the president and people like Stephen Miller will go after states like our own.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Ward Heneveld: Gov. Phil Scott’s views on the activation of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles.
- Richard Monterosso: The H.454 power grab is not tax relief or education reform
Richard Monterosso: The H.454 power grab is not tax relief or education reform -We need to raise our voices and tell them to vote no and build a new plan based on impartial data-driven impact analysis.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Richard Monterosso: The H.454 power grab is not tax relief or education reform.
- Friends of Vermont Public Education: The Achilles’ heel of Vermont education reform
Friends of Vermont Public Education: The Achilles’ heel of Vermont education reform -Until Vermont creates one unified education system, no other meaningful education reform can happen.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Friends of Vermont Public Education: The Achilles’ heel of Vermont education reform.
- Gov. Phil Scott signs into law 2 bills to address Vermont’s high health care costs
Gov. Phil Scott signs into law 2 bills to address Vermont’s high health care costs -Taken together, the two pieces of legislation represent a major effort by lawmakers and officials to curb health care costs.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Gov. Phil Scott signs into law 2 bills to address Vermont’s high health care costs.
- Gov. Phil Scott signs housing package into law, creating new infrastructure program
Gov. Phil Scott signs housing package into law, creating new infrastructure program -The marquee policy in the bill is the Community and Housing Infrastructure Program, which is intended to help cover costly infrastructure upgrades that are needed to make residential development possible.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Gov. Phil Scott signs housing package into law, creating new infrastructure program.
- Brattleboro hospital cuts 6 administrative posts in effort to balance budget
Brattleboro hospital cuts 6 administrative posts in effort to balance budget -Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has laid off several department directors and managers as it seeks $4 million in reductions and new revenue.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Brattleboro hospital cuts 6 administrative posts in effort to balance budget.
- As lawmakers negotiate over education reform, the year-old Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont faces an uncertain future
As lawmakers negotiate over education reform, the year-old Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont faces an uncertain future -The commission has struggled to find a role for itself, its members said, after Gov. Phil Scott's sweeping education reform plan was released in January, bypassing much of the body's assigned work.
Read the story on VTDigger here: As lawmakers negotiate over education reform, the year-old Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont faces an uncertain future.
- Map: See where Trump-related protests are happening in Vermont this weekend
Map: See where Trump-related protests are happening in Vermont this weekend -More than 40 anti-President Donald Trump protests — and one pro-Trump event — are slated for this Saturday across the state.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Map: See where Trump-related protests are happening in Vermont this weekend.
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