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July 27, 2018

NEW VERMONT LAW REDUCES PERSONAL INCOME TAXES BY $5 MILLION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS

Nearly 40,000 Vermonters receiving Social Security benefits will keep more of their income due to an income tax exemption proposed by Gov. Phil Scott and passed by the Legislature.

July 20, 2018

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS GW PLASTICS WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Governor Phil Scott today announced the Agency of Commerce & Community Development’s Department of Economic Development awarded GW Plastics Inc.

GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT LAUDS PASSAGE OF STATE INCOME TAX REFORM PACKAGE, WHICH WILL SAVE VERMONTERS $30 MILLION

At a press conference Thursday, Governor Phil Scott celebrated passage of his Working Family Taxpayer Protection Act.

July 18, 2018

GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT SIGNS SISTER STATE AGREEMENT WITH TOTTORI PREFECTURE, JAPAN

Vermont Governor Phil Scott today welcomed Governor Shinji Hirai of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, to sign a Sister State Agreement between Vermont and Tottori Prefecture, Japan’s smallest prefecture.

July 16, 2018

THE STATE OF VERMONT TO AWARD $4 MILLION IN SCHOOL SAFETY GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Funding proposed by Governor Scott and passed by Legislature in response to averted threat at local high school

July 2, 2018

COOLING FACILITIES OPEN THROUGHOUT VERMONT

Montpelier, Vt. – A number of communities have opened public buildings for residents to cool off during Vermont’s current heat wave. The National Weather Service is predicting several more 90-degree days with heat indices in the 100s.

June 29, 2018

ISLAND LINE RAIL TRAIL OPENS AHEAD OF FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND

South Hero, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott, Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn, representatives from the towns of Colchester and South Hero, Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Local Motion, local and state officials and supporters celebrated the official reopening of the Lake Champlain Island Line Rail Trail, several days ahead of schedule.

GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ENCOURAGES VERMONTERS TO STAY SAFE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED

Calls for additional care for the elderly, children and pets

GOVERNOR SCOTT DELIVERS BUDGET MESSAGE TO LEGISLATURE

Budget Becomes Law without Signature

Island Line Rail Trail Opens Ahead of Fourth of July Holiday Weekend

Governor Phil Scott, Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn, representatives from the towns of Colchester and South Hero, Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Local Motion, local and state officials and supporters celebrated the official reopening of the Lake Champlain Island Line Rail Trail, several days ahead of schedule.