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by Heather Pelham, Vermont Travel & Tourism Commissioner As perhaps many of you did too, at the Department of Tourism and Marketing we celebrated Canada Day yesterday by reaching out with messages of friendship to our neighbors across the border.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation that included a provision to “defund” Planned Parenthood. The bill prohibits Planned Parenthood from receiving payments for the services they provide to patients on the Medicaid program.
Vermont Business Magazine Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vermont) released the following statement on the passage of the Republican tax and spending bill that guts Medicaid, food assistance and other critical programs that Americans rely on. The Republican budget includes over $800 billion in cuts that will decimate Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
by Mike Donoghue An illegal immigrant wanted for wounding a man outside a South Burlington bookstore on Saturday was arrested in North Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday afternoon. Michael A. Wilson, 24, of Burlington was wanted on a state charge of attempted second-degree murder for the shooting outside the Barnes & Noble at 102 Dorset Street, South Burlington Police said.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.13 per gallon, down 3 cents per gallon from last week, up 5 cents/g from last month and down 31 cents/g from last year. The lowest price in the state this week was $2.47/g while the highest was $3.29/g, a difference of 82.0 cents per gallon.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, the City of Burlington announced the decision to indefinitely pause implementation of a Safe Overnight Parking pilot project in the gravel parking lot at Perkin’s Pier.
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) on Wednesday unveiled the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act, new legislation to improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Disaster AID Act was inspired and shaped by the experiences of towns and cities across Vermont recovering from historic floods in 2023 and 2024.
Vermont Business Magazine A rainy forecast couldn’t stop supporters of the McClure Miller Respite House from gathering on May 31 for the University of Vermont Health Network - Home Heath & Hospice’s 35th Jiggety Jog. The annual 5K run/walk raises funds to directly support the care of residents at the Respite House.
Vermont Business Magazine On the evening of June 30, the U.S. Department of Education alerted the Vermont Agency of Education that a series of federal funding allocations for fiscal year 2025 would not be made available to Vermont public schools on July 1.
Vermont Business Magazine This summer Smokey House Center based in Danby is launching the Future Foresters Apprenticeship, a ten-week, hands-on training program for college-aged youth, focused on sustainable forestry practices, climate adaptation, and ecosystem resilience.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott has proclaimed July as Lakes Appreciation Month in Vermont. The Governor’s proclamation signifies the importance of the state’s over 800 lakes and ponds for this and future generations. Vermont has faced unprecedented challenges due to climate change, including catastrophic flooding.
Vermont Business Magazine Assisted by Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Environmental Advocacy Clinic and the Law Office of James Dumont, Esq., forest protection group Standing Trees and a group of Vermont residents today submitted an administrative petition to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR).