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Pressure builds for Phil Scott to intervene on motel program evictions
“Going back into the motel program is the only solution at this point,” said Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak. Read the story on VTDigger here: Pressure builds for Phil Scott to intervene on motel program evictions.
Vermont regulators to stop accepting new retail cannabis applications next month
“We need to take a step back and look at our market, and how we can improve it, from the inside out,” said one member of the state’s Cannabis Control Board. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont regulators to stop accepting new retail cannabis applications next month.
Biden approves major disaster declaration for northeastern Vermont for late July flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late July. The declaration makes federal funding available to help communities and individuals in Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties recover from damages from the July 29-31 storm, some of which were hit by flooding for a second time in three weeks, Gov. Phil Scott’s office said on Friday. “This is our third disaster declaration in just over a month and seventh in 14 months,” Scott said in a statement. “This disaster declaration will bring much needed financial resources to towns and individuals as they continue to recover from the impacts of this storm.” An initial assessment found that 85 homes were destroyed or damaged, and a partial federal assessment identified more than $3.7 million in public infrastructure damage, according to the governor’s office.
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