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Jun 03, 2024
The Affordable Connectivity Program has officially run out of money. But more than a dozen internet providers have pledged to offer plans at $30 or less through 2024 for low-income households. BUBAONE VIA GETTY IMAGES The Affordable Connectivity Program officially ended Friday after funding for…
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May 29, 2024
Nearly a year after flood water rushed through Hardwick, Vermont-area businesses said there has been progress, but there is still much work to be done. HARDWICK, Vt. — In Caledonia County, Sen. Peter Welch and local officials continue to assess the damage left behind by…
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May 21, 2024
Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images A bipartisan group of Senators will introduce a bill Tuesday that will require the U.S. Postal Service to perform to a certain level before it can apply a surcharge to periodicals, or local newspapers, to deliver their…
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May 17, 2024
Sen. Peter Welch listens to Vermont business owners and employers discuss the high cost of health care and its impact on the local economy during a roundtable discussion held at the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies in Burlington on Friday. Elodie Reed / Vermont Public…
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May 13, 2024
Flooding in Montpelier July 2023 (file) | Vermont Agency Of Agriculture/Vermont Agency Of Agriculture In the wake of catastrophic disasters in each of their states in 2023, two Democratic U.S. Senators are calling on their peers to pass long-term relief funding. In July 2023, Vermont…
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May 12, 2024
UNITED STATES – APRIL 16: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sign in Washington. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) While it’s true that some things get better with age, the United States’ aging transmission infrastructure is not one of them. Updated transmission infrastructure…