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Vermont won permission to use Medicaid funds for homelessness. It’s sitting unused.
“The idea of letting this opportunity go to waste when it is there right now is unconscionable, in my opinion,” said Jessica Radbord, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont.
Follow Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s legal actions, with other jurisdictions and states, challenging actions taken by President Donald Trump.
John Grismore, embattled sheriff of Franklin County, won’t seek reelection
Grismore cited “moments of significant challenge, many of them highly public and deeply stressful” as a reason he was not seeking a second four-year term.
Aly Richards, former head of Let’s Grow Kids, launches bid for Vermont governor
“You’ve got to ask yourself: Are you better off now than you were 10 years ago?” the Democrat said, pointing to when Gov. Phil Scott was first elected. “It’s time for a new approach.”
‘Mini truck’ owners show off their wheels at the Vermont Statehouse
Also in Final Reading: Olympic visitors and campaign launches.
US Forest Service cuts research positions at local lab
The U.S. Forest Service announced national reorganization plans Thursday, cutting its research and development headquarters at a University of Vermont laboratory.
South Burlington voters may be on hook to further fund wastewater projects
The project’s new price tag will likely translate into steep wastewater rate increases for city residents.
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Vermont Conversation: “There are more of us than there are of them” — Vermonters speak out against Trump and in defense of democracy
The Vermont Conversation spoke with attendees and legislators at the Statehouse in Montpelier, where thousands of protesters came to rally and listen to speakers.
Town Meeting voters urged lawmakers to consider a universal health care bill. What can that change in Montpelier?
Also in Final Reading: Labor board rejects return to office, a forensic facility and AI in health care.
Vermont labor board orders state to end return-to-office requirement for employees
State officials filed a notice of appeal with the state Supreme Court Wednesday, as Gov. Phil Scott called the decision “disappointing, but not surprising.”
Milton state representative resigns to be ‘fully present’ in town manager role
Rep. Chris Taylor was the ranking Republican and the vice chair of the House Education Committee, which is working to develop plans to consolidate the state’s 119 school districts.
Hinesburg bridges beset by FEMA fund shortfall
The town has attached a cost estimate of nearly $1.6 million for the two bridges and culvert.
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