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Farmers in Vermont and the organizations that serve them are having their livelihoods threatened by the failure of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to honor contracts it signed to pay back farmers for money they are owed, according to Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont. Welch joined with Sen.…

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A recent statement by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has triggered a wave of reactions across the country, including here in Vermont. In the cabinet meeting, Noem asserted, “We are going to eliminate FEMA.” This statement aligns with criticisms previously…

Frank Bisignano, who pledged to improve customer service, told Senate Democrats he had “never thought about” making the agency private. Frank Bisignano is President Trump’s nominee to oversee the Social Security Administration.Credit.Brendan McDermid/Reuters Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s pick to the lead the Social Security Administration,…

Local resident Manon Fleury, left, speaks with Stanstead mayor Jody Stone where people gathered outside the Haskell library and opera house in protest of the new American policy closing access to the library from the U.S. side.John Kenney Montreal Gazette STANSTEAD — Local and federal…

U.S. Senator Peter Welch, D-Vt., a member of the Senate Finance Committee, discusses the importance of protecting Medicaid and his new bipartisan bill, the Rural Hospital Support Act, while touring Brattleboro Memorial Hospital on Wednesday.Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer BRATTLEBORO — U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., stopped…

 Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt) and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, a Member of Parliament for Compton-Stanstead, Quebec pose for a photo at Tuesday’s community forum held at the Eastside. (Photo By William Crooks) NEWPORT CITY – President Donald Trump continues to tout plans for tariffs between…