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Author Archives: Lola Duffort

Previously VTDigger's political reporter.

a flooded street with a house in the background.
Posted inCentral Vermont, Environment, Regional, Washington County

Barre shelter prepares to evacuate

by Lola Duffort July 10, 2023, 5:00 pmJuly 10, 2023, 5:00 pm
a man next to a truck on a road near a river.
Posted inPublic Safety

Providers concerned for Vermonters living outside during flooding 

by Lola Duffort July 10, 2023, 12:43 pmJuly 10, 2023, 12:43 pm
A motel sign reading "Hilltop Inn" stands in the foreground with a parking lot and the motel building in the background under a cloudy sky. Several vehicles are parked in the lot.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

The Deeper Dig: The fraught politics of Vermont’s motel housing program

by Sam Gale Rosen and Lola Duffort July 10, 2023, 6:00 amJuly 7, 2023, 8:27 pm
an older woman standing in front of a car door.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

‘I don’t see how I can manage’: In Rutland, a motel resident struggles with uncertainty

by Lola Duffort July 2, 2023, 6:31 amJuly 1, 2023, 9:37 pm
a group of people standing in a room holding signs.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

With Phil Scott’s signature, motel residents can stay until April. What changed leaders’ minds?

by Lola Duffort June 29, 2023, 2:40 pmJune 30, 2023, 11:18 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont’s new child care law makes the state a national leader — but falls short of the movement’s goals

by Lola Duffort June 25, 2023, 7:59 amJune 24, 2023, 7:10 pm
a group of people standing in a room holding signs.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Lawmakers approve deal to extend motel shelter (for some) until the spring

by Lola Duffort June 20, 2023, 10:37 pmJune 21, 2023, 12:55 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Child care overhaul becomes law as legislators override veto

by Lola Duffort June 20, 2023, 7:29 pmJune 20, 2023, 11:00 pm
a man sitting in a green chair in a yard.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Lawmakers are set to extend the motel program, but many will be left out

by Lola Duffort June 19, 2023, 8:14 pmJune 20, 2023, 4:06 pm
Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Phil Scott signs $123 million infrastructure package into law

by Lola Duffort and VTD Editor June 14, 2023, 6:54 pmJune 14, 2023, 6:54 pm
a man and a woman facing each other.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

House and Senate are brokering a deal to extend the motel program

by Lola Duffort and VTD Editor June 13, 2023, 7:34 pmJune 13, 2023, 7:34 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

This year’s count finds homelessness has climbed nearly 19% in Vermont

by Lola Duffort June 7, 2023, 6:30 pmJune 7, 2023, 6:30 pm
A motel sign reading "Hilltop Inn" stands in the foreground with a parking lot and the motel building in the background under a cloudy sky. Several vehicles are parked in the lot.
Posted inEconomy

As pandemic-era motel programs end, tenants struggle to claim their deposits

by Lola Duffort June 7, 2023, 12:55 pmJune 7, 2023, 4:16 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Gov. Phil Scott vetoes child care bill

by Lola Duffort June 6, 2023, 3:14 pmJune 6, 2023, 5:36 pm

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