/tags/government-politics Government & Politics en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:47:52 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/legislative-lawyer-calls-phil-scotts-executive-order-on-motels-unconstitutional “The Governor’s attempt to circumvent the intent of the General Assembly is an unconstitutional encroachment on a core function of the legislature,â€� wrote the head of the Office of Legislative Counsel. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:47:52 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/legislative-lawyer-calls-phil-scotts-executive-order-on-motels-unconstitutional Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-04-02/lawmakers-look-to-expand-unpaid-time-off The bill would guarantee workers can take two weeks of unpaid time off from work after the death of a family member. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:19:37 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/lawmakers-look-to-expand-unpaid-time-off Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service /local-news/2025-04-02/federal-prosecutors-say-tufts-student-was-moved-to-vermont-before-judges-order-to-keep-her-in-mass A Tufts graduate student from Turkey was moved from Massachusetts to Vermont and then Louisiana after being arrested according prosecutors who are challenging a federal judge's authority to review her detention. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:37:18 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/federal-prosecutors-say-tufts-student-was-moved-to-vermont-before-judges-order-to-keep-her-in-mass Jesús Marrero Suárez /local-news/2025-04-02/house-lawmakers-approved-state-budget-federal-funds-risk-cut Members of the House Committee on Appropriations have spent the last three months crafting a $9 billion spending plan that relies on hundreds of millions of dollars that might evaporate by summer. And a plan to buy down property taxes next year could be on the chopping block if Vermont sees significant cuts to Medicaid funding. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:35:58 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/house-lawmakers-approved-state-budget-federal-funds-risk-cut Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-04-01/end-of-winter-motel-season-means-hundreds-of-unhoused-people-must-move-out “This is really creating a lot of last-minute chaos,â€� said Brenda Siegel, executive director of End Homelessness Vermont. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:04:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-01/end-of-winter-motel-season-means-hundreds-of-unhoused-people-must-move-out Carly Berlin, Elodie Reed /local-news/2025-04-01/trump-pulls-new-york-elise-stefaniks-nomination-un-ambassador-north-country North Country Public Radio's Emily Russell breaks down President Trump's decision to pull Rep. Stefanik as his nominee for the U.N. ambassadorship because of the slim GOP majority in the House. Stefanik's confirmation hearing would have been this week. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:12:31 GMT /local-news/2025-04-01/trump-pulls-new-york-elise-stefaniks-nomination-un-ambassador-north-country Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston /npr-news/2025-04-01/entire-staff-at-federal-agency-that-funds-libraries-and-museums-put-on-leave The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:41:25 GMT /npr-news/2025-04-01/entire-staff-at-federal-agency-that-funds-libraries-and-museums-put-on-leave Andrew Limbong /local-news/2025-03-28/phil-scott-extends-motel-stays-families-medically-vulnerable The extension, which will apply to roughly 400 households, comes after the governor struck down legislation that would have granted a reprieve for all participants. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:26:26 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/phil-scott-extends-motel-stays-families-medically-vulnerable Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-03-28/capitol-recap-will-lawmakers-draw-new-district-lines-now-later Since the beginning of the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers in both the House and Senate have been working on their counterproposal to Gov. Phil Scott’s sweeping plan to overhaul public education. But it’s become clear that the two chambers are moving in very different directions. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:35:14 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/capitol-recap-will-lawmakers-draw-new-district-lines-now-later Lola Duffort /show/vermont-this-week/2025-03-28/uvmmc-settlement-department-of-health-funding-cuts-education-secretarys-year-in-the-spotlight Vermont's top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:58:25 GMT /show/vermont-this-week/2025-03-28/uvmmc-settlement-department-of-health-funding-cuts-education-secretarys-year-in-the-spotlight