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by Doug Hoffer, Vermont State Auditor Vermont’s Medicaid program cost more than $2 billion last year, providing coverage to nearly 197,000 individuals who were served by thousands of Vermont providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, general practitioners, and specialists.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont's congressional delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Peter Welch and Congresswoman Becca Balint spoke to over 34,000 Vermonters during a telephone town hall Wednesday evening that lasted for almost an hour and a half.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board is inviting public comment on proposed changes to Vermont’s white-tailed deer, moose and turkey hunting regulations, as well as the rules for transporting wild game meat from out of state.

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Vermont Business Magazine Saint Michael’s College Biology Professor Declan McCabe will host a family-friendly workshop on how to place and use trail cameras for wildlife photography.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Northeast Regional Food Business Center, which covers Vermont, has launched of the first round of Business Builder sub-awards, designed to strengthen local and regional food systems by providing direct funding to small- and mid-sized farm and food businesses.

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark wants to hear young Vermonters’ thoughts on the environment. For the fifth year in a row, the Attorney General’s Office is holding an Earth Day Essay Challenge for Vermont students to submit essays, and this year, the Office is expanding the challenge to include fourth graders.

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Vermont Business Magazine In a momentous announcement kicking off its 75th anniversary, the iconic Trapp Family Lodge proudly unveils its new name and brand identity as the von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort. This thoughtful refresh reflects a harmonious blend of honoring the family’s rich legacy while embracing an exciting future of growth.

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Vermont Business Magazine Sally Borden, former KidSafe Collaborative Executive Director, along with current Executive Director Meghan Masterson have announced that the KidSafe Sally Borden Fund has raised over $106,000 for the Burlington based non-profit, whose mission is working collaboratively to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.

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Vermont Business Magazine This afternoon, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) at its annual conference in Washington, D.C.

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) this week joined Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in introducing the Postal Processing Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the U.S.

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Vermont Business Magazine Tuesday night, Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vermont) voted no on the Republican Budget. The bill passed 217-215 with all Democrats voting no. The House Republican budget provides $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the rich but does nothing to lower costs for American families.

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) on Tuesday night took to the Senate floor to speak on President Trump and Elon Musk’s unconstitutional actions to dismantle federal institutions and called on Congress to protect federal agencies, programs, services, and employees that play an indispensable role in the lives of working Americans.