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Speakers Highlight Support System Sen. Peter Welch, comedian Tina Friml, and Rep. Becca Balint share the stage at the Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference. (Herald / Kassie Tibbott-Hull) On Saturday, June 8, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D, Vermont) presented the 27th annual Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference…

Two nationwide companies offer software that allows landlords to compare and set rental prices using algorithms. Two of Vermont’s members of Congress say that’s price fixing. U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., want to outlaw the use of rental property…

The Affordable Connectivity Program has officially run out of money. But more than a dozen internet providers have pledged to offer plans at $30 or less through 2024 for low-income households. BUBAONE VIA GETTY IMAGES The Affordable Connectivity Program officially ended Friday after funding for…

Nearly a year after flood water rushed through Hardwick, Vermont-area businesses said there has been progress, but there is still much work to be done. HARDWICK, Vt. — In Caledonia County, Sen. Peter Welch and local officials continue to assess the damage left behind by…

Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images A bipartisan group of Senators will introduce a bill Tuesday that will require the U.S. Postal Service to perform to a certain level before it can apply a surcharge to periodicals, or local newspapers, to deliver their…

Sen. Peter Welch listens to Vermont business owners and employers discuss the high cost of health care and its impact on the local economy during a roundtable discussion held at the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies in Burlington on Friday. Elodie Reed / Vermont Public…