Carly Berlin
Housing/Infrastructure ReporterCarly covers housing and infrastructure for Vermont Public and VTDigger and is a corps member with the national journalism nonprofit Report for America.
Previously, she was the metro reporter for New Orleans Public Radio, where she focused on housing, transportation and city government. Before working in radio, she was the Gulf Coast Correspondent for Southerly, where she reported on disaster recovery across south Louisiana during two record-breaking hurricane seasons.
Carly grew up in Atlanta and is a graduate of Bowdoin College. She’s an avid bird watcher and ultimate frisbee player.
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Scott’s second veto appears to be the final word on the acrimonious annual budget adjustment bill, after Democrats say they are moving on. -
Democrats, who have sought an extension for all people sheltered through the program, stood by that conviction on Thursday. Gov. Scott is expected to veto the midyear spending bill. -
“The Governor’s attempt to circumvent the intent of the General Assembly is an unconstitutional encroachment on a core function of the legislature,” wrote the head of the Office of Legislative Counsel. -
“This is really creating a lot of last-minute chaos,” said Brenda Siegel, executive director of End Homelessness Vermont. -
The extension, which will apply to roughly 400 households, comes after the governor struck down legislation that would have granted a reprieve for all participants. -
The shelters, which opened last November during a wave of evictions from Vermont’s motel voucher program, have served 36 families. -
The Legislature and Gov. Phil Scott are once again locked in a heated political battle over the program’s future. -
Administration officials have continued to push back forcefully against a three-month extension – backed by Democrats – for all unhoused people living in state-sponsored motel rooms. -
Legislative leaders conceded that they are willing to walk away from about $14.9 million in state spending — but made a single request in return. -
Without a clear path to override the veto, Democratic lawmakers may need to strike a deal with the governor — or forgo the midyear spending package.
