The Vermont House has worked productively in the last two weeks. We approved the annual budget adjustment bill (H.138), a mid-year technical adjustment to keep the stateâs fiscal year 2021 budget in balance.
H.138 passed with strong support and included investments to support the Legislatureâs continuing response to the coronavirus pandemic. Much of the adjustment was a result of reallocating unused Coronavirus Relief Funds, which were supposed to expire at the end of last year but were extended by the $900 billion relief bill passed by Congress last December.
COVID relief money was redirected to assistance for the hard-hit hospitality industry, for emergency food, hotel-housing for the homeless, and rental assistance, for Vermont State Colleges system support and for completion of broadband expansion projects.
Look Ahead: Vermont: Business relief on the agenda
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Look Ahead, Vermont: Budget address now set for Tuesday
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Vermont treasurer: State pension system facing touch choices
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