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Senate committee budget vote delayed until next week As the end of the week approached, the Senate Appropriations Committee was still finalizing FY 2022 budget details, and a planned Friday vote was pushed until Monday. On Wednesday, Committee Chair Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, expressed repeated frustration that she was still receiving bills and specific appropriation requests from committees, including H.171 (a child care bill) and H.360 (a broadband bill). Those attempting to follow the budget deliberations were likewise frustrated by the lack of documents and transparency in the process. Some of the delay in the always-complex legislative budget process is due to the influx of federal funding coming to Vermont from the American Rescue Plan, and disagreements between the administration and the legislature on how and when ARPA money should be spent. The House-passed budget included $650 million of ARPA dollars, and the administration immediately opposed what they viewed was a prema

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