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Welch Votes No on Senate Republicans’ Farm Bill

Republicans refused to work with Democrats to strengthen the Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today voted against Senate Republicans’ partisan Farm Bill which, as written, will not do enough to support Vermont farmers and families, will…

ICYMI: Welch Announces Registration is Open, Highlights Workshops for 2026 Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference

Welch welcomes Vermont Entrepreneur and GameTheory Founder Marguerite Dibble as Keynote Speaker for this year’s conference RANDOLPH, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced registration is now open for this year’s annual Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference (WEOC), to be held this Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 9:00 AM to…

Attorney General Clark’s Statement on Supreme Court Order Blocking United States Postal Service’s Unlawful Mail-In Voting Rule

September 15, 2026 Attorney General Charity Clark released a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s order yesterday that blocked a new rule by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) seeking to impose broad requirements on vote-by-mail systems just weeks before the General Election, set for November 3. Attorney General Clark and a coalition of 24 other attorneys general sued to…

Manchester Community Library and Manchester Historical Society Announce “Threads of History” Program Series, Weaving Vermont’s Textile Past Into the Present

Manchester, VT–Manchester Community Library (MCL), in partnership with Manchester Historical Society (MHS), is proud to announce Threads of History, an interdisciplinary program series exploring the intersectionality of Vermont history through textiles, news, and society. Vermont Humanities is supporting the programs…

Federal Rural Health Transformation Funds to Support the Rural Workforce

Vermont partners with VSAC to award $9 million in Rural Health Transformation funding to students training in healthcare professions WATERBURY, VT — The Vermont Department of Health has awarded $9 million to the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) to provide…