The home for Vermont Public's coverage of housing issues affecting the state of Vermont.
Carly Berlin is a Housing/Infrastructure Reporter for Vermont Public and VTDigger and is a corps member with the national journalism nonprofit Report for America.
Lexi Krupp is Vermont Public's Upper Valley/Northeast Kingdom reporter, focusing on housing and health care.
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“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. -
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. -
A key point of contention is whether to extend winter rules to allow more unhoused people to remain in Vermont’s motel voucher program through the spring. -
Samantha Sheehan, a lobbyist for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, told lawmakers Friday that, practical considerations aside, such services were the state’s job to deliver — not cities and towns. -
A wide-ranging housing plan unveiled by Republican Gov. Phil Scott last month is now making its way through the legislative process, but it’s unclear how much of that proposal Democratic lawmakers will be willing to advance.
