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Sara Gear Boyd has passed away from cancer. The former legislator had been the national committeewoman for the past 16 years. She had split her time ... >
"This enables folks who may still be unemployed despite their best efforts some additional cushion to help them through this difficult time."
-- Patricia Moulton-Powden, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor, on an agreement between the state and federal government that could extend emergency unemployment payments to as many as 4,000 Vermonters.