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Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month
Read full article: Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this monthThis fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded motel rooms where they’ve been living as the state winds down its pandemic-era motel voucher program.
Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid package
Read full article: Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid packageVermonters started removing debris and silt from their houses and yards and pulled damaged goods from homes as crews began the process of repairing roads from the latest bout of violent flooding.
Governor calls on flood-weary Vermonters to 'stick together' with more thunderstorms on the horizon
Read full article: Governor calls on flood-weary Vermonters to 'stick together' with more thunderstorms on the horizonVermont’s governor says the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery work done since its last major bout of flooding only weeks ago, and he is calling on residents to “stick together” as more heavy rains hit northeastern and central Vermont on Wednesday.
Vermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanup
Read full article: Vermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanupGov. Phil Scott says Vermont is better positioned to recover from floods caused by the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl thanks to lessons learned from another devastating flood exactly a year ago.
Their Vermont homes were inundated by extreme flooding. A year later, they still struggle to recover
Read full article: Their Vermont homes were inundated by extreme flooding. A year later, they still struggle to recoverA year after catastrophic flooding inundated parts of Vermont, some homeowners are still in the throes of recovery.
With home prices up more than 50%, some states try to contain property taxes
Read full article: With home prices up more than 50%, some states try to contain property taxesRising home values have led to higher real estate taxes around the U.S. Now many states are looking to provide relief to frustrated residents.
Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change
Read full article: Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate changeVermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather.
The future is now: 16- and 17-year-olds win the right to vote in local elections in a Vermont town
Read full article: The future is now: 16- and 17-year-olds win the right to vote in local elections in a Vermont townSixteen and 17-year-olds in one Vermont town will get to vote in the local elections next week.
First lady Jill Biden implores an 'often mired in gridlock' Congress to follow governors' lead
Read full article: First lady Jill Biden implores an 'often mired in gridlock' Congress to follow governors' leadFirst lady Jill Biden is lamenting the partisanship that permeates Capitol Hill and politics writ large, telling governors at the White House that she wishes more lawmakers would follow their lead.
Still reeling from flooding, some in Vermont say something better must come out of losing everything
Read full article: Still reeling from flooding, some in Vermont say something better must come out of losing everythingSome Vermont residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during severe flooding in July still face housing shortages.
Vermont starts long road to recovery from historic floods, helped by army of volunteers
Read full article: Vermont starts long road to recovery from historic floods, helped by army of volunteersVermonters are working to dry out homes and businesses damaged by this week's historic flooding and keeping a wary eye on the horizon with another round of storms on the horizon.
Vermonters rush to dry out flooded homes and businesses with more storms on the horizon
Read full article: Vermonters rush to dry out flooded homes and businesses with more storms on the horizonVermonters are working to dry out homes and businesses damaged by this week's historic flooding and keeping a wary eye on the horizon, with another round of storms in the forecast this weekend.
Vermont braces for more rain in wake of historic flooding
Read full article: Vermont braces for more rain in wake of historic floodingVermont is preparing for the next round of storms — and possibly a tornado — as people took advantage of a second day of calm weather to clean up from historic flooding that damaged thousands of homes, businesses and roads, and left some residents stranded.
Supermajorities in state capitols push controversial policies to the edge
Read full article: Supermajorities in state capitols push controversial policies to the edgeA historically high number of supermajorities in state legislatures has pushed laws further to the edge on abortion, climate and transgender issues.
Nevada Republican governor approves abortion protections in cross-party move
Read full article: Nevada Republican governor approves abortion protections in cross-party moveRepublican Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed a bill enshrining existing protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state providers.
Vermont governor signs 1st-in-nation shield bills that explicitly include medicated abortion
Read full article: Vermont governor signs 1st-in-nation shield bills that explicitly include medicated abortionVermont’s Republican governor has signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law that are the first in the country to explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone.
Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law
Read full article: Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide lawVermont has become the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives.
Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates
Read full article: Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination ratesDespite having some of the highest vaccination rates in the country, the six New England states are still grappling with effects of the delta surge in cases and the strains on the health care system caused by rapidly increasing COVID-19 case counts and more hospitalizations and deaths.
LGBT activists not excited by Jenner's campaign for governor
Read full article: LGBT activists not excited by Jenner's campaign for governorThough Caitlyn Jenner is one of the most famous transgender people in America, the announcement of her candidacy for California governor was greeted hostilely by one of the state’s largest LGBTQ-rights groups.
The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 14,000 personnel fully vaccinated
Read full article: The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 14,000 personnel fully vaccinatedThe U.S. 7th Fleet that operates throughout the Indo-Pacific says more than 14,000 of its service members have received their full doses of the coronavirus vaccine, which it began administering on January 5.
The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workers
Read full article: The Latest: India vaccinates 2 million health workersIndia’s total positive cases since the start of the epidemic have reached 10.6 million, the second highest after the United States with 25.43 million cases. India started inoculating health workers on Jan. 16 in what is likely the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The FDA said Tuesday there have been reports of hospitalizations and death linked to the sanitizers reported to U.S. poison control centers and state health departments. The state’s health agency on Tuesday said third-party administrators would take over ordering and distributing vaccine doses with a new state secretary in charge of logistics. On Tuesday, the CDC reported just over half of the 41 million doses distributed to states have been put in people’s arms.
2020 Latest: Biden campaign willing to fight Trump in court
Read full article: 2020 Latest: Biden campaign willing to fight Trump in courtIn the race to 270 electoral votes, Biden has 236, while Trump has 213. ___2:40 a.m.President Donald Trump is vowing to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the inconclusive election. Nebraska, one of two states that divides its electoral votes, has five total electoral votes up for grabs. The Republican nominee on Wednesday was awarded six electoral votes from Iowa and three electoral votes from Montana. Biden nets 74 electoral votes for the three Western states, while Trump takes four electoral votes from Idaho.
Plot puts focus on governors' safety amid threats, protests
Read full article: Plot puts focus on governors' safety amid threats, protests(AP Photo/Paul Sancya File)A plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor has put a focus on the security of governors who have faced protests and threats over their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The only time a U.S. state governor died of assassination was in Kentucky in 1900, when Kentucky Gov. In the same city this spring, current Kentucky Gov. In April, a man was charged after being accused of making threats against Beshear and Kentucky State Police troopers online. ___Follow Mulvihill at http://www.twitter.com/geoffmulvihill__Thurs article has been updated to show that former Kentucky Gov.