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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Mayor Miro Weinberger officially launched the first-ever Community & Economic Development Office Licensed Nursing Assistant Workforce Training program ‘Moving On, Moving Up’ at a press conference at Cathedral Square Assisted Living. The year-long project encompasses 10 weeks of specialized training for five groups, a total of 35 students. Eligible trainees who complete this free training, and successfully pass the state licensing test, will apply for and receive the Vermont State Board of Nursing licensure as a Licensed Nursing Assistant.

Senator Patrick Leahy It is urgent that Congress pass a security supplemental to address the needs of the National Guard and the Capitol Police resulting from the fallout of the January 6 insurrection. As I have warned, if we do not act, Capitol Police projects they will deplete salaries funds sometime in August, and they already exceeded their projected overtime because of activities resulting from January 6th in late June. The National Guard will also be forced to cut training sometime in August as well.

Vermont Business Magazine The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Scott Remick, 46, of Bristol, Vermont, was charged by criminal complaint in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, with one count of possession of child pornography. Remick made his initial appearance to answer the complaint on July 8, 2021, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle. On July 9, 2021, Judge Doyle denied the government’s motion for detention and ordered Remick released on conditions.

Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office today announced that it has filed a motion in its criminal case pending against Max Misch of Bennington, Vermont, asking the Court to impose additional conditions of release. Misch, who has repeatedly violated his conditions of release, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of felony domestic violence and one misdemeanor count of domestic violence by the Bennington County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Vermont Business Magazine ​All Things Considered Host Henry Epp and Digital Producer Abagael Giles will take on new roles in the newsroom this summer, enhancing VPR's coverage of climate change, environment, economic issues, and state government accountability. Henry Epp will continue reporting on the economy and state government accountability, which he’s focused on in recent years as host of VPR’s afternoon news magazine. He will also continue to host The Frequency, VPR’s morning news podcast, with Anna Van Dine.

Vermont Business Magazine North Macedonian and Senegalese Soldiers will join Vermont National Guard members for training starting next week. North Macedonia and Senegal are both partnered with Vermont through the National Guard State Partnership Program.

Vermont Business Magazine President Biden has appointed Governor Phil Scott to the President’s Council of Governors for a two-year term, as the White House announced today. The bipartisan Council was established by Section 1822 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 and implemented by Presidential Executive Order 13528 in 2010. It includes up to 10 governors who work with federal officials to address issues relating to national security, homeland defense, disaster preparedness, response and recovery, and the National Guard.

by Kevin Mullin, Chair of the Green Mountain Care Board In recent months, many people have questioned me on whether I believe health care reform efforts are working in Vermont and if so to quantify it. To accomplish that, it’s important to go back in time and talk about efforts over the past couple of decades to create a baseline.

Vermont Department of Public Safety On July 01, 2021 the Thetford Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle fire. Once the fire was extinguished, the fire chief contacted the VT Department of Public Safety Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit (FEIU) for assistance in the examination of the vehicle. The origin and cause examination revealed that the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV was parked in the owner’s driveway and was plugged in and charging when the fire was discovered. The origin of the fire was within the passenger compartment in the area of the back seat. The cause of the fire appears to be an undetermined electrical system failure.

Attorney General TJ Donovan I do not support the proposed Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan because it does not sufficiently hold the Sackler family accountable. The Sacklers are the founders and owners of Purdue Pharma, which sparked and fueled the opioid crisis. Through this bankruptcy plan, the Sacklers are leveraging their enormous wealth to obtain the protection of the bankruptcy court by having the court extinguish the states’ claims against the Sacklers.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Health Commissioner Dr Mark Levine has joined the board of United Way of Northwest Vermont, an organization working to improve lives in Chittenden, Grand Isle and Franklin counties in Vermont. UWNWVT also announced the appointment to its board of Virginie Diambou, Catherine Dimitruk and Denise Smith.

Vermont Business Magazine MENTOR Vermont has announced the start of the 2021-2022 Vermont Mentoring Grants application process. These annual grants are designed to support new and existing youth mentoring programs in Vermont that match adult volunteers as mentors for youth mentees (ages 5-22) in long-term, one-to-one, quality-based mentoring relationships.