Agency Of Transportation Receives Federal Relief Funds For Public Transportation
Montpelier, VT (STL.News) Vermont Governor Phil Scott today announced that the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) has received more than $26 million in federal funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to support public transit across the state.
The $26,772,119 award may be used to pay for 100% of public transit operations and vehicles. Most federal funds for public transit have a 20% or 50% non-federal funds match requirement, which usually comes from State and local resources. The CRRSAA funding will allow AOT to temporarily reduce the State and local funds needed for statewide transit service, allowing for more flexibility and resources to respond to the economic hardships and rebuilding costs associated with the COVID pandemic.
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Washington: Until recently, Vermont was best known to outsiders as Americaâs biggest manufacturer of maple syrup, the birthplace of Ben and Jerryâs ice cream and the home of progressive icon Bernie Sanders.
But over the past year Vermont has gained national recognition as the US state that has done better than anywhere else at keeping the coronavirus pandemic under control.
Itâs a rare bright spot in a country that has recorded over 430,000 coronavirus deaths - the most in the world in absolute terms and one of the highest on a per capita basis.
Picturesque Vermont is also a stand-out state for its coronavirus response.
Twenty-one people may have been exposed to the coronavirus, including at least six Vermont state officials, during two of Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s
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Riley Williams stole Pelosis s laptop (Change.org and a handout from FBI)
A 22-year-old woman from Pennsylvania who was seen during the Capitol riots on January 6 has been arrested after she allegedly stole a laptop from the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and planned to sell it to Russian intelligence.
First identified by ITV News as Riley June Williams a care worker from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania she was caught on video directing others and saying, “up the stairs, up the stairs”, according to the Department of Justice. FBI agent John Lund detailed the allegations in a court affidavit, noting how a former romantic partner [Witness 1] of Williams had told the agency that she had taken either a laptop or a hard drive.
NEW YORK, Jan 17 Scattered shortages of Covid-19 vaccines persisted yesterday under pressure from growing demand, as previously inoculated Americans returned for their required second shots and millions of newly eligible people scrambled to get their first. The supply gaps, coming as the US.