Climate action requires debt relief

Vera Songwe & Moritz Kraemer Today’s global economic turmoil is not just about trade. As G20 finance ministers gather in Washington this week during the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has warned that growing economic uncertainty and financial market stress pose serious threats to…

Vermont Legislature passes bill to erase medical debt

Rep. Woodman Page, R-Newport City, explains details of a medical debt relief bill on the floor of the House the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, April 18. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Thousands of Vermonters could see their medical debt wiped away under a bill headed to the governor’s desk.  The legislation, S. 27, would use…