A new partnership to speed economic recovery in Vermont by strengthening public and community spaces Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Vermont Community Foundation announced $90,000 in grant funding to launch Better Places […]
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Vermont has the ninth largest homeless population in the U.S.
On any given night during the cold month of January, over 568,000 people experience the fear and discomfort of homelessness. While homelessness rates fell between 2007 and 2019, the problem has started to increase again. According to the U.S. Dept. […]
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Register for Covid updates via VT-ALERT
To help Vermonters stay up to date on the latest Covid guidance and information, Governor Phil Scott encouraged Vermonters to register for Vermont Alert (VT-ALERT), the state’s emergency notification system. “As Covid-19 continues to be prevalent in the state, Vermonters […]
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Gov. Scott announces community development grants
Governor Phil Scott and the Dept. of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has announced over $2.9 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards to 10 communities in seven counties and $243,853 in CDBG CARES Act funding (CDBG-CV) awards to […]
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Leahy: ‘I don’t know if I’ve ever been so frustrated’
$908 billion Covid relief bill stalls over protecting companies from lawsuits By Kit Norton/VTDigger Unless Congress acts, the government will shut down Friday, Dec. 11, and Covid relief funding will expire Dec. 31. Both of Vermont’s senators are up in arms […]
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State tax commissioner predicts 9% rise in education taxes if no action
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Education property taxes could rise an average of 9% next year, mostly as a result of the pandemic-induced recession, new pension obligations and, to a lesser extent, rising school spending, Vermont’s tax commissioner said earlier this month. This […]
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New study recommends state colleges unify, receive 50% more funding
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College should all become one school, and the state should more than double its investment in the state college system, at least in the short term. Those are the key […]
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Vermont prepares to roll out vaccine this week
By Katie Jickling/VTDigger If all goes smoothly, doses of a Covid -19 vaccine could be distributed throughout Vermont this week, but likely won’t be administered to anyone until next week. Doctors, state officials, and nursing home administrators are scrambling to get […]
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Gov. Scott calls on Vermonters to ‘light the way’
Governor Phil Scott is encouraging families and businesses to help show that “Vermont Lights the Way,” an effort to literally brighten communities and neighborhoods around the state by decorating homes, businesses, trees or other creative ideas to help celebrate the […]
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VSAC releases study of enrollment patterns at two-year schools
Opportunities, challenges identified for workforce development The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. released a study this week that examines postsecondary enrollment and completion patterns among Vermont students at two-year schools. This follow-up study of the Vermont high school class of 2012 […]