Lawmakers rip Trump's cuts to FEMA funding

McGill tallies up the hit to Vt. nonprofits

MONTPELIER — State officials are working feverishly to keep a running tally of federal funding cuts being handed down by the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress (see related story on Page 1A). Vermont House Appropriations Committee Chair Robin Scheu, a Middlebury Democrat, gets frequent reports from Vermont’s Joint Fiscal Office. While state government has an information pipeline to Washington, D.C., to help it account for confi…

Lawmakers rip Trump's cuts to FEMA funding

BOSTON — Members of the state’s congressional delegation are leading a group of Democrats criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts to funding for climate change resiliency projects.

DiDomenico Condemns Cancellation of Federal Funding for Chelsea and Everett by the Trump Administration – Chelsea Record

Special to the Record Senator Sal DiDomenico The Trump Administration recently cancelled the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program, also known as BRIC, which provides disaster prevention aid to cities across the state, including a nearly $50 million grant for Chelsea and Everett. This action revokes funding from the Island End River Coastal Flood Resilience project, located in Everett and Chelsea. Senator DiDomenico ha…