AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSuicide care in Vermont: UVM Health opened the Asha clinic, a specialized adult suicide-care program that can serve up to 100 patients at once, built through a partnership with the University of Vermont and the Four Pines Fund. Battery supply chain push: The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $500 million to seven projects to expand battery materials processing, manufacturing, and recycling, aiming to cut foreign mineral reliance. EV workforce training: Northeast Kingdom groups announced fall EV technician trainings, including an online EV Essentials course and an in-person High Voltage Bootcamp. School meals at risk: A new federal SNAP cut could ripple into Vermont schools and districts nationwide by threatening eligibility and funding tied to SNAP participation. Local resilience funding visit: Vermont Treasurer Mike Pieciak toured Hardwick flood damage and mitigation efforts as part of resilience and Climate Superfund-related work. Bike trail access upgrade: Fellowship of the Wheel is completing reroutes and improvements to the Saxon Hill multi-use trails in Essex to make riding more accessible. Community data spotlight: A Chittenden County education report found UVM’s six-year bachelor’s completion rate for students of two or more races at 74.4% for the 2018 cohort. AI policy in Vermont politics: Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled a bill to ban artificial superintelligence, citing recent high-profile AI agent incidents.
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