“Just one person being out can affect a lot of business because we’re running pretty tight with our staffing,” said Cara Tobin, owner of Honey Road in Burlington.
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Congressman Peter Welch met virtually Monday with two different Vermont groups to discuss the latest COVID relief package that is expected to receive final approval in the House this week and then move to President Biden’s desk.
Vermont at-large Democrat Peter Welch first met with cultural leaders across the state to discuss the challenges the arts and humanities have faced during the pandemic and how the newest COVID relief package intends to help their sector. “We’re focused on saving individuals but we really have to save communities as well. The contributions you make to the vitality of our communities is enormous. Now in this American Rescue Act there’s going to be $135 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities; $135 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and Vermont will get some of that. There’s also $1.3 billion to Vermont with a good deal of flexibility and you’re going to be able to advocate in Montpelier for an allocation of some