The home for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý's coverage of housing issues affecting the state of Vermont.
Carly Berlin is a Housing/Infrastructure Reporter for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý and VTDigger and is a corps member with the national journalism nonprofit Report for America.
Lexi Krupp is ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý's Upper Valley/Northeast Kingdom reporter, focusing on housing and health care.
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Housing advocates say a cap on the amount of state tax revenue set aside for the new CHIP program would severely limit the number of homes that could be built with its help, among concerns about other restrictions.
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Here’s a look at the top changes this year’s eclectic housing package would make � including where lawmakers are still debating the details and where Gov. Phil Scott’s administration stands.
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While lawmakers previously lambasted the caps, both the House and Senate have now agreed to a budget bill that contains them, aligning with Gov. Phil Scott’s recommendation.
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In some instances, state employees told motel program participants that they were ineligible to remain sheltered the very same day that they needed to leave, according to an attorney at Vermont Legal Aid.
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State housing leaders are celebrating the opening of 65 new units but worry that federal cuts may be coming to the systems that support affordable housing.
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Developers are cheering the so-called CHIP program, which would finance infrastructure to support development, including in towns that weren’t able to take advantage of similar options in the past.
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Several hundred young service members were dismissed in mid-April nationwide as a result of the Trump administration’s push to shrink the federal workforce.
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The bill’s backers say a homelessness response system centered on the community level would be a better way to spend state money and serve people in need. It’s an idea with a long history.
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Representatives for Vermont landlords and bankers have pushed back against the bill, citing the current political environment for immigrants without legal status.
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Scott’s second veto appears to be the final word on the acrimonious annual budget adjustment bill, after Democrats say they are moving on.