A state owned office building in Waterbury will be converted to affordable housing units under a federal disaster aid grant. Governor Peter Shumlin says the project is the fulfillment of a promise in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene nearly 18 months ago.

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The Shumlin administration says it won't know until mid-January how much federal disaster money will be available to rebuild the Waterbury state office complex.

Lt. Governor Phil Scott says the state is committed to bringing employees back to the Office Complex in Waterbury. But Scott says plans for a new, energy efficient office building for the Waterbury complex may have to be scaled back if the state doesn't get enough money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Ever since the State Office Complex was wiped out by the Irene floods, the state work force of about 1,300 people has been dispersed across central and northwestern Vermont. Now, only 200 state workers are in Waterbury every day, and the prospects of when others will return are far from certain.

Gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock discusses his plans for the economy, tax reform and Irene recovery, Cassandra Gekas, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, outlines her platform and we listen to the voices in the news.

The Shumlin Administration was hoping to demolish more than 20 buildings in the State Office Complex in Waterbury that suffered extensive damage from Tropical Storm Irene. But now the Administration is considering the option of renovating many of these buildings and flood proofing them as much as possible.

Our reporters’ roundtable discusses the top issues facing the state, including who knew what and when about FEMA funding for the State Office Complex, and the latest developments in the Attorney General’s race.

The state is planning one of the summer's largest tag sales next week at the State Office Complex in Waterbury.

Governor Peter Shumlin discusses the future of the Waterbury office complex, his plan to build a 25-bed psychiatric hospital and to add beds at Rutland Regional Medical Center and Brattleboro Retreat.

A new survey of state workers displaced from the state office complex in Waterbury by Tropical Storm Irene shows that the vast majority back a plan to renovate their former workspace.

The Shumlin administration says the options for replacing the state complex are more expensive than they expected. But it's possible the state's share of the costs might be reduced.

A new report lays out four options for what to do about the State Office Complex in Waterbury, where flooding from Tropical Storm Irene left many of the buildings uninhabitable. And one option in particular appears to have a lot of appeal among some lawmakers.

Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott talks about a new report that outlines options for the State Office Complex in Waterbury and we hear about Common Cause Vermont's new campaign contribution data base.

After flooding from Tropical Storm Irene closed most of the State Office Complex in Waterbury, 1,500 state workers were temporarily relocated elsewhere. Now, the future of those workers is developing into a controversial issue at the Statehouse.

VPR's Ross Sneyd discusses some of the week's top news stories.