/tags/homelessness-housing Homelessness & Housing en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý 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 “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/2025-03-28/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/2025-03-27/state-to-keep-family-shelters-in-waterbury-williston-open-longer The shelters, which opened last November during a wave of evictions from Vermont’s motel voucher program, have served 36 families. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:36:58 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/state-to-keep-family-shelters-in-waterbury-williston-open-longer Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-03-26/as-standoff-over-motel-program-continues-residents-grapple-with-uncertainty The Legislature and Gov. Phil Scott are once again locked in a heated political battle over the program’s future. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:23:55 GMT /local-news/2025-03-26/as-standoff-over-motel-program-continues-residents-grapple-with-uncertainty Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-03-18/democrats-willing-to-concede-spending-clash-if-gov-scott-extends-motel-stays Legislative leaders conceded that they are willing to walk away from about $14.9 million in state spending â€� but made a single request in return. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:40:17 GMT /local-news/2025-03-18/democrats-willing-to-concede-spending-clash-if-gov-scott-extends-motel-stays Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-03-14/in-1st-veto-of-2025-phil-scott-strikes-down-spending-bill-that-would-extend-motel-stays Without a clear path to override the veto, Democratic lawmakers may need to strike a deal with the governor â€� or forgo the midyear spending package. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:40:20 GMT /local-news/2025-03-14/in-1st-veto-of-2025-phil-scott-strikes-down-spending-bill-that-would-extend-motel-stays Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-03-12/scott-plans-to-veto-budget-adjustment-over-motel-program-and-spending A key point of contention is whether to extend winter rules to allow more unhoused people to remain in Vermont’s motel voucher program through the spring. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:05:22 GMT /local-news/2025-03-12/scott-plans-to-veto-budget-adjustment-over-motel-program-and-spending Carly Berlin /local-news/2025-02-28/gov-scott-proposes-towns-accept-cash-and-responsibility-for-unsheltered-motel-residents Samantha Sheehan, a lobbyist for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, told lawmakers Friday that, practical considerations aside, such services were the state’s job to deliver â€� not cities and towns. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:23:00 GMT /local-news/2025-02-28/gov-scott-proposes-towns-accept-cash-and-responsibility-for-unsheltered-motel-residents Lola Duffort /local-news/2025-02-28/capitol-recap-phil-scott-democratic-lawmakers-try-to-crack-housing-nut A wide-ranging housing plan unveiled by Republican Gov. Phil Scott last month is now making its way through the legislative process, but it’s unclear how much of that proposal Democratic lawmakers will be willing to advance. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:12:49 GMT /local-news/2025-02-28/capitol-recap-phil-scott-democratic-lawmakers-try-to-crack-housing-nut Carly Berlin, Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-02-25/potential-veto-looms-over-democrats-push-to-preserve-emergency-motel-housing-eligibility A disagreement between Democratic lawmakers and Republican Gov. Phil Scott over the future of Vermont’s emergency motel housing program could lead to the first gubernatorial veto of the 2025 legislative session. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:54:21 GMT /local-news/2025-02-25/potential-veto-looms-over-democrats-push-to-preserve-emergency-motel-housing-eligibility Peter Hirschfeld