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Vermont Business Magazine In a statement shared with state lawmakers and Governor Scott, the ACLU and its members are calling on state leaders to extend Vermont’s emergency housing program unless or until alternative programs are in place.
Vermont Business Magazine Burlington and Chittenden County residents will soon be able to enjoy the Richard Kemp Center’s Revitalization thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign. The campaign is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development’s Better Places program and led by the Richard Kemp Center.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.53/g, according to GasBuddy's Monday report, down 2.5 cents per gallon from last week's $3.56/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.35/g while the highest was $3.69/g, a difference of 34.0 cents per gallon.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, May 8, Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly: S.3, An act relating to prohibiting paramilitary training camps; H.41, An act relating to referral of domestic and sexual violence cases to community justice centers; H.76, An act relating to captive insurance; H.146, An act relating to amendments
Vermont Business Magazine TD Bank today awarded 2 grants totaling in $325K to local Vermont non-profits, through its annual Housing for Everyone competition. TD Bank has branches across the state.
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets As spring comes to the Green Mountains, shades of green slowly paint the contours of our rolling hills, valleys, and farm fields. Farmers are planting crops; gardeners are sowing seeds in earnest. Food and beverages are making their way to market. Visitors are traveling to Vermont for food, drink, experiences, and beauty.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported May 3, 2023, that COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations both declined from the previous week. COVID-19 activity remains in the "Low" range, according to the VDH. Hospitalizations fell to 10 17 last week. Total cases were down 16 to 116.
by Greta Solsaa, Community News Service Vermont is the only state in the country where farmers cannot readily access a program meant to pay them back for restoring habitats around their farms. It’s called the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program — almost always referred to as CREP — and is run by the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency.
by Aubrey Weaver, Community News Service The Department for Children and Families has been in and out of the State House in recent weeks to initiate the process of building a new rehab and detention facility for juveniles in Vermont, the latest steps in a plan drafted back in December.
by Abby Carroll, Community News Service Changes may be coming to the admission process of publicly tuitioned students at approved independent schools with a bill legislators have been working on. The bill, H.483, looks to implement a nondiscriminatory admissions process for prospective students on public tuition.
Vermont Business Magazine Starting Monday, May 8, the section of Home Avenue from just west of Foster Street to just east of Queen City Park Road will be closed starting at 7 am, as part of the Champlain Parkway project.
Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will have traffic impacts on state highways throughout Vermont for the week of May 8, 2023. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. In addition to the list, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) announced Friday the closure of the U.S.