By Fred Thys/VTDigger In Town Meeting Day votes on Tuesday, March 1, Vermonters greatly expanded the number of towns where retail sales of cannabis will be permitted to anyone 21 and older. “It’s a very important moment for Vermont,” said […]
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Scott proposes more spending to bring Vermonters back to the workforce and attract workers from other states
By Fred Thys/VTDigger During his annual budget address on Tuesday, Jan. 18, Gov. Phil Scott proposed taking advantage of federal money pouring into Vermont to encourage more people to move into the state and to train Vermonters to fill thousands […]
Changes are coming to state’s incentivized relocation program
Money could flow in advance of move to incite decision, officials propose By Fred Thys/VTDigger The Scott administration and state senators are considering overhauling Vermont’s programs that pay people to move to the state. “(M)y budget will support the Senate’s […]
Vermonters unemployed in 2020 could get additional tax refund
By Fred Thys/VTDigger More than 22,000 Vermonters who filed for unemployment last year could get a tax refund, according to the Dept. of Taxes. The state announced on Sept. 14 that it has begun sending checks to people who collected […]
Big Vermont employers waiting to hear more about Biden’s vaccine mandate
Area ski resorts among them By Fred Thys/VTDigger Some large Vermont employers say they’re waiting to learn more about President Joe Biden’s order that all employers with more than 100 workers be vaccinated against Covid-19 or be tested weekly, while […]
Vermont seeks to resettle 100 Afghan refugees Will Rutland welcome some?
By Fred Thys/VTDigger and Polly Mikula Up to 100 Afghan refugees could be coming to Vermont if the federal government signs off on a new request from the state and its nonprofit partner. The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants […]
Vermont Dept. of Labor expects 10,000 Vermonters to lose some or all of their unemployment benefits Sept. 4.
By Fred Thys/VTDigger Federal benefits run out on Sept. 4, which means that people collecting unemployment (UI) benefits will no longer receive the extra $300 a week they have been getting. Vermont Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington said in a video […]