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¿ªÔÆÌåÓý reporter Bob Kinzel covers economic issues from the Statehouse Bureau in Montpelier.
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Officials say visitors from out of state make up more than half of all bets placed during Vermont's first three weeks of legal online sports betting.
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Developers are scaling back the amount of housing in the CityPlace Burlington project in order to add two hotels, which they say is needed to shore up financing for the $200 million development.
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The state was expecting just over a $1 million in new revenue for the second half of the current fiscal year. Now, they've increased that target threefold.
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Economists for the Legislature and the Scott administration told lawmakers on Thursday that the outlook is good for the state's economy, though Gov. Phil Scott is still likely to put forward a budget proposal that increases by less than the rate of inflation.
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The Windham County creamery won two Super Gold awards at this year's World Cheese Awards.
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The Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts will shut down as it tries to raise money and regroup for a possible opening in 2025. This comes after Ludlow residents faced summer flooding, among other impacts.
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The flooding this summer almost wiped out the turkey crop at Maple Wind Farm in Richmond, but the farm owner and staff worked to make turkeys available to its community.
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In Weston, the select board is being asked to support a FEMA buyout of a commercial property. The board has to weigh losing the village store with accepting the effects of climate change on the downtown.
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A new coalition that wants to increase taxes on Vermont’s highest earners is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation next year that it says will generate close to $100 million in state revenue annually.
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State officials framed the plan as a form of triage to temporarily house those who will be forced to leave the state’s pandemic-era motel program in April.