Health programs saved in House Appropriations budget

House Appropriations Chair Rep. Kitty Toll, D-Danville. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger
The draft budget coming out of the House Appropriations Committee prioritizes funding for services to vulnerable Vermonters, including a number of health and home care programs that faced deep cuts.After spending weeks vetting a proposal from Gov. Phil Scott’s administration, the committee gave unanimous preliminary approval to a budget that would continue funding many programs the governor recommended