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Vermont Business MagazineAttention, high school seniors: The most pressing challenges of our time await your innovative solutions.Green Mountain College, the nation's number-one college for sustainability based education, wants to empower you to make a better world.

Vermont Business Magazine TheASPCA(The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) andVermont Law School's

Vermont Business Magazine Environmentalists are nervous about climate change protections being rolled back under the incoming United States administration.However, Pavel Cenkl, Associate Dean of Academics at Sterling College in Vermont, will be expressly addressing climate change deniers as he sets out this August to attempt a record-setting 12-day, 500-mile solo run

by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine Personal Income taxes surged, but could not completely make up for declines in other key revenue sources as all three major funds finished below targets for the month of December 2016 and for fiscal year 2017 to date. Corporate Income taxes alone were off by more than half or nearly $9 million.

Vermont Business Magazine Last night, the Burlington Board of School Commissioners approved a $73.76 million FY18 General Fund Budget and bond authority for inclusion on the Town Meeting Day Ballot in March. The 5.6 percent budget increase will raise average property taxes $209 a year.

Vermont Business Magazine Farmers and agricultural leaders fromVermontandNew Hampshiregathered on January 10 to review their goals and commitment to environmental sustainability as part of the annual meeting of the Connecticut River Watershed Farmers’ Alliance (CRWFA). Much of it is aimed at farming practices to reduce runoff into the river.

Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Tammy Baldwin led a group of her colleagues in sending President-elect Trump a letter calling for his cabinet nominees to disclose any payments they may receive from former employers that is contingent upon accepting a job in the federal government.

Vermont Business Magazine On the Senate Floor this afternoon, Senator Patrick Leahy addressed the Senate on the pending Republican-authored legislation to enable and facilitate repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as Obamacare.

Vermont Business MagazineThe High Meadows Fund, a supporting organizationat the Vermont Community Foundation, has issued aRequest for Proposals(RFP) that represents a commitment of $180,000 towards promoting planning and action to build resilience within Vermont’s watersheds.

Vermont Business MagazineThe International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis(ISTH), in partnership with John Wiley and Sons, Inc, announces the launch of the Society's new open access journal,Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH), with its inaugural issue to publish in conjunction with the meeting of theISTH 2017 CongressinBerlin, Germany,July 8-13.Mary

by Representative Heidi E Scheuermann (R-Stowe) The 2017-2018 Legislative Biennium began last week with great anticipation as our new Governor, Phil Scott, was sworn in. In his first Inaugural Address, Governor Scott was sincere in his conviction and humbled by the task before him.

Vermont Business Magazine Forecasters are saying a wind storm is set to swing through Vermont, causing power outages starting tonight. The high wind warning calls for gusts up to 60 mph that could bring down trees, branches and lines. The western side of the state is expected to bear the brunt of the winds.