The Covid-19 state of emergency gave the Scott administration the authority to maintain a vast social safety net during the pandemic. Landlords were barred from evicting renters, homeless Vermonters were housed free of charge in motels around the state, and a series of meal distribution programs ensured families access to food.
Now that the emergency declaration has ended, advocates are nervous that the boost in social services over the past 15 months will be coming to an end too.
Guests: Anore Horton (Hunger Free Vermont), Xander Landen (VTDigger)
Diving in headfirst
The future of Vermont’s congressional representation
The outlook for emergency housing
Life and learning inside the Burlington Macy’s
Paul Costello reflects on two decades of community building
Starting school amid a Covid surge
A new model for mental health crisis response
How concerning is the Delta variant in Vermont?
The housing crunch hits renters
How to spend a broadband windfall
Can Vermont regulate religious schools?
Are Vermont's pandemic transplants here to stay?
Hidden in plain sight
How a Middlebury student became a Vermont Covid-19 expert
What’s changed in Vermont since George Floyd’s murder?
Covid and the overdose crisis
How to confront vaccine hesitancy
A year without work
The road ahead for Vermont schools
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