AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSNAP & food costs: A new federal SNAP payment-error rule could force some states to start covering part of benefits themselves, raising fresh budget pressure for Vermont and other lower-income states. Chemical regulation in Vermont: Two new Vermont laws push further into regulating potentially harmful substances in food, reflecting a broader state-by-state chemical crackdown. Public safety & elections: The USPS says it won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over voter lists, a move that could reshape how absentee voting works. Vermont environment: The state’s DEC is seeking public comment on a draft Tactical Basin Plan for the Batten Kill, Walloomsac, and Hoosic River basin, laying out a five-year clean-water roadmap. Local community: Fletcher Free Library is running summer reading programs aimed at fighting Vermont’s “summer slide.” Crime & courts: A Delaware County woman tied to the Zizians extremist group has been charged in the 2022 execution-style killing of her parents.
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