government shutdown
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Feds release $21 million in heating assistance to Vermont after shutdown
The long-awaited LIHEAP funds will provide heating assistance to low-income Vermonters and reimburse the state for its fuel assistance spending during the federal shutdown this past fall.
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Shutdown halts some payments to ambulance services
Medicare payments to ambulance services were frozen for the first two weeks of the shutdown, impacting rural rescue squads.
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Locals rally to fill SNAP gap
Area schools and nonprofits were working overtime this week to gather extra food for low-income families who faced suspension of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits due to…
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Vermont joins lawsuit against USDA over food stamp funding
Vermont joined a multi-state lawsuit on Tuesday that seeks to force the federal government to fund its largest food assistance program.