The Vermont House advanced a state budget plan this week that relies on hundreds of millions in federal funding that many fear could evaporate in an instant. Also this week: The feds abruptly announced they would hold back any remaining pandemic recovery funds to schools. Tariffs, meanwhile, could cost Vermonters $1 billion � and then some.
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A Central Vermont Medical Center spokesperson told ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý in an email that the hospital remains “committed to reaching an agreement that supports our staff as well as the long-term sustainability of CVMC for our patients and community.â€�
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Tom Huebner, longtime former president and CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center, died Wednesday at age 71. Hospital and community members say he left a lasting mark on the region.
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Some of Vermont's nine bat species are endangered, and others are being threatened by disease and habitat destruction.
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If Congress approves a federal budget that results in dramatic funding cuts to states, then some Vermont lawmakers say an increase in state income taxes may be the least worst option for Vermont.
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The state argues that its family court system has exclusive jurisdiction to decide whether a child needs care or supervision, and that the plaintiff can't relitigate custody decisions via a lawsuit.
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The shelters, which opened last November during a wave of evictions from Vermont’s motel voucher program, have served 36 families.
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State employees working with victims say the system doesn’t work � some even tell people not to sign up. For one woman, an “unbelievable gap� led to life-altering danger.
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23andMe this week entered the federal bankruptcy process and is looking for a buyer, which has raised questions about data privacy for those who participated in the company's genetic analysis.
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After going over budget by more than $100 million over two years, UVM Medical Center has put forward a compromise to state regulators.
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Made HereMade Here presents the series premiere of the award-winning 1993 film Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, from Indigenous Quebec filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin. The film documents a historic confrontation over a proposed golf course to be built on Mohawk lands.
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A pause on some tariffs is expected to end on April 2, and Trump is not backing down on calls for Canada to join the U.S. Some Quebec residents are increasingly angry and worried tensions could escalate.
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The Legislature and Gov. Phil Scott are once again locked in a heated political battle over the program’s future.