by Peter Anthony | Apr 8, 2021 | News
HOUSE VOTES OUT COVID RECOVERY BILL $97.5 million in federal stimulus funds to support businesses, schools, housing, workforce development, broadband and more Today the House approved an amended version of H.315, a mid-session COVID recovery bill, on a roll-call vote...
by Peter Anthony | Mar 31, 2021 | News
H.433: Transforming Transportation in the Green Mountain State This year’s Transportation Bill (H.433, the “T-Bill”) represents a significant investment in Vermont’s roads, railways and bridges. While fully funding the FY22 Agency of Transportation (VTrans) projects...
by Peter Anthony | Mar 31, 2021 | News
AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR CHILD CARE IN VERMONT Vermont Houses grants preliminary approval H.171 is a landmark bill with an ambitious goal: that no family receiving subsidized child care spend more than 10 percent of its gross annual income on child care. With $12.5 million...
by Peter Anthony | Mar 31, 2021 | News
The Vermont House voted today to give preliminary approval to H.183. This legislation takes a multi-pronged approach to tackling the epidemic of sexual assault and violence on our college campuses and beyond. First, H.183 seeks to increase pathways to justice for...
by Peter Anthony | Mar 31, 2021 | News
H.159 is a sweeping bill to invest in commerce and economic recovery across Vermont. It allocates $20.5 million to the Vermont State Colleges for workforce development, funding scholarships to help Vermonters finish a degree, to return home from out-of-state...
by Peter Anthony | Mar 31, 2021 | News
.FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Last week, the VT House approved the state’s two-year Capital Bill, H.438, which funds long-term major maintenance and construction to state-owned and -leased buildings and infrastructure totaling $127...
