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Vermont Business Magazine Thursday the House passed nine out of 12 of the annual Appropriations bills to fund the government that included Rep. Peter Welch’s legislative priorities and funding for nine community projects. The appropriations bills include increased funding for affordable housing, public health infrastructure, education, and green energy projects, among other Welch priorities.

Vermont Business Magazine Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday joined Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and 14 additional Congressional colleagues in reintroducing legislation to create an alternative to incarceration for eligible parents and caregivers, while providing the resources they need so their children can stay safely at home instead of entering the foster care system.

The Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act (FAMILIES Act) would allow federal judges to divert parents and caregivers from incarceration into a comprehensive program that would better serve them, their families and society by offering resources, services and training to meet their unique needs. The legislation is modeled after successful programs in Oregon and Washington state that have kept hundreds of families together and been key to reducing recidivism.

Vermont Business Magazine AM Best will moderate a session focused on innovation and the state of the captive insurance market at the 2021 Vermont Captive Insurance Association’s (VCIA) Annual Conference. AM Best also will participate in other capacities, including as a platinum sponsor of the event. The VCIA conference takes place August 10-12, 2021. This is the largest Captive conference in the world and Vermont is the leading domicle for captive insurance firms in the United States.

LEAP Game Of Logging (8 LEAP Credits per Level). Levels 1 - 4 are mandatory for all Non-Mechanized LEAP loggers. If it’s been over 5 years since taking all four levels then taking a L5 (Refresher) is mandatory. Levels 1& 2 are being offered this year. If you would also like Levels 3 & 4 this year, let me know, otherwise you may take them next Spring. Levels begin August 6.

Vermont Business Magazine This family-fun Vermont tradition features midway rides and games, live music, livestock events, horse shows, a demolition derby, truck and tractor pulls, ATV drag racing, 4-H exhibits, Homemakers Building demonstrations, poker tournaments, opening night fireworks, favorite fair food and more. The $15 pay-one-price admission includes unlimited midway rides, live entertainment, track events and parking.

Vermont Business Magazine Casella Waste Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company based in Rutland, today reported its financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2021. Revenues were $215.9 million for the quarter, up $27.1 million, or up 14.4%, from the same period in 2020. Net income was $11.8 million for the quarter, down $(0.3) million, or down (2.7)%, from the same period in 2020.

Senator Patrick Leahy I rise on the Senate Floor today to urge that the Senate take up and pass H.R. 3237, the $2.1 billion Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, with an amendment at the desk. The amendment is the result of bipartisan compromise between myself and Vice Chairman Shelby, and I want to thank him for his hard work and his friendship. The bill subsequently passed the Senate unanimously and then was approved by the House. It now goes to President Biden, who is expected to sign it.

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan announced that Spenser Ingalls, 31, of Springfield, Vermont, was arraigned yesterday on one felony count of Promoting a Recording of Sexual Conduct and four felony counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. The charges brought against Ingalls are the result of a criminal investigation—including the execution of residential and online data search warrants—conducted by the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (VT-ICAC), including personnel from the Attorney General’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, the Vermont State Police, and the Springfield Police Department.

Vermont Business Magazine The state should dedicate its unprecedented budget surplus to reducing Vermont’s unfunded pension liability, according to the state’s largest union. In a memo to the Vermont Emergency Board, Vermont-NEA President Don Tinney made it clear that in a year with billions of federal pandemic aid flowing into Vermont, lawmakers and the governor should not miss the opportunity to use the state’s own surplus toward reducing its unfunded pension obligations.

Vermont Business Magazine The Kimball/Marshall Avenue that connects South Burlington and Williston at Technology Park will be closed starting on Monday August 2, 2021. Traffic will be detoured until at least November 1, 2021.

Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power will replace two heavy-duty fossil-fuel field operations trucks with two all-electric trucks manufactured by Lion Electric in 2022 – a fully outfitted bucket truck for line crews and a Class 6 stake-body truck for electrical maintenance field crews. The two trucks are expected to offset up to 100 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, representing a big advancement in clean electric vehicle technology for heavy-duty work and are a major step toward GMP’s goal of electrifying its field operations fleet.

Vermont Business Magazine SunCommon, Vermont’s largest solar installer, and a Certified B Corp, has been named a Best for the World™ B Corp in recognition of their exemplary performance beyond commercial metrics. Ranking in the top 5% of all B Corps in their size group worldwide for their sustainable business practices, SunCommon was recognized for their efforts in the Environment category. This is the sixth time since its founding that the company has received this award.