Phil Scott plans to veto budget adjustment over motel program and spending 

Gov. Phil Scott delivers his budget address at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Jan. 28, 2025. Photo by Brian Stevenson / Vermont PublicThis story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.Lawmakers gave their final stamp of approval to a midyear budget tuneup Wednesday afternoon. But hours earlier, Gov. Phil Scott told reporters he planned to veto the bill once it arrives at his desk, making it his first rejection of