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With a Friday vote in the Senate, lawmakers in both chambers have now approved H.165, which would pay for free breakfast and lunch for Vermont students. The governor expressed “concern” about the bill.
The House and Senate have not yet reconciled their plans for next year’s state budget, but both chambers have advanced spending proposals that would provide shelter for only some 150 households in any given month. Currently, 1,800 households roughly 2,500 people live in motels.
Two thousand, four hundred, thirty-four miles away from Helena, Zooey Zephyr’s battle hits close to home for Rep. Taylor Small, Vermont’s first and only transgender legislator.