Welch’s amendments would support farmers and rural communities, reform farm subsidy programs, and improve access to nutrition programs WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, the Senate Agriculture Committee plans to consider Senate Republicans’ partisan Farm Bill which, as written, will not adequately support Vermont farmers and families and rural communities. U.S. Senator Peter…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) celebrated the Senate’s unanimous passage of their bipartisan Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, legislation to bring together government and private sector experts to find additional means of eliminating unlawful robocalls placed into the U.S. from abroad. The Senators’ bill…
To Screen At Bennington Museum – Saturday, August 8th at 7pm In 2006, Vermont director Jay Craven released Disappearances, his film starring Kris Kristofferson, based on the Howard Frank Mosher novel of the same name. Now celebrating 20 years since its…
Nearly 1 in 6 children in Vermont face hunger WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in reintroducingthe Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation which would help summer meal program sponsors purchase, retrofit, or repair vehicles that expand…
Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) is seeking public comment on proposed updates to the state’s primitive camping rule for State Forest and State Park public lands. The rule, last updated in 1993, is being revised…
[Sunderland BM 20102 & Sunderland NH CULV(122)] Construction Public Meeting The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) invites you to attend The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) invites you to attend a Construction Public Meeting for the Sunderland U.S. 7 Culvert…
MANCHESTER, VT>> Green Mountain Academy in partnership with the Manchester Community Library welcomes Rabbi Michael Cohen to speak about the Arava Institute in Israel, where he is a founding faculty member. The talk will take place at the Manchester Community…
Berkshire Art Center Announces Fall 2026 Classes & Workshops STOCKBRIDGE, MA — Berkshire Art Center (BAC) invites artists of all ages and experience levels to embrace the changing season with a vibrant lineup of Fall 2026 classes and workshops. With programs…
Registrations have opened for Bennington Museum’s inaugural 250th Half Marathon road race set to take place on Saturday, May 15th, 2027. This event was conceived as part of the semi-quincentennial anniversary celebrations taking place around the state of Vermont. The scenic…
The letter follows an admission from the Trump Admin that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was “based solely” on politics WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture…