Dear Editor, We read that Bridge to Rutland (B2R), a well-meaning grass-roots project, is laying plans to bring asylum seekers to Rutland. I am bucking the current here, but has anyone given any thought to how and where any numbers […]
Tag: Gov. Phil Scott
The Mary Jane letter
By Rep. Jim Harrison A clear sign we are entering the final days of the 2021 session was the initial meeting on Friday, May 7, of the House-Senate budget conference committee. When the budget is done, the Legislature is done. […]
Scott: May 9-15 is Inclusion Week
Gov. Phil Scott proclaimed May 9-15, 2021 Inclusion Week in Vermont and reiterated Vermont’s commitment to welcoming all people. The governor also established a proclamation of inclusion, which makes clear the state of Vermont condemns discrimination in all forms, and welcomes […]
Work-search requirement reinstated May 9 for people seeking unemployment benefits
By James Finn/VTDigger A requirement that laid-off workers must actively seek work if they want to qualify for unemployment benefits is being reinstated, Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington announced at Gov. Phil Scott’s press conference Tuesday, April 27. The work-search requirement was […]
Mountain Times – Volume 50, Number 17 _ April 28 – May 4, 2021
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Why I didn’t sign the relief bill
By Governor Phil Scott Editor’s note: Governor Phil Scott announced April 17 that he will allow H. 315 to become law without his signature and issued the following letter to the General Assembly. Pursuant to Chapter II, Section 11 of the […]
Vermont businesses slam plan to tax federal Covid loans
By Xander Landen and Kit Norton/VTDigger When Congress established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) last year, the aim was to provide tax-free, forgivable loans to businesses to help them make payroll and stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. But now, the Vermont Legislature […]
Slots at BIPOC-specific vaccine clinics fill up fast
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger and Polly Mikula Around the state, slots for vaccines have filled up quickly at several clinics organized specifically for Vermonters who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and those in their households. Megan Herrington, public health […]
Scott addresses economy, workforce in State of the State
By Katy Savage Gov. Phil Scott highlighted the education and the economy in his 32-minute state address, Thursday, Jan. 10. Coming off a contentious year, where the session extended a month while Legislators debated a tax increase, and in the […]
Gov. Scott names Dan French as Vermont’s next education secretary
By Lola Duffort/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has named Dan French, a veteran Vermont schools superintendent, to be the state’s next education secretary. Scott has made cost-containment his hallmark education priority, and during a press conference Thursday, Aug. 2 announcing French’s […]