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Senator Patrick Leahy: “I have heard from thousands of Vermonters who oppose these stumbling and outrageous efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to replace it with Trumpcare. ‘Mean’ only begins to describe it.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Governor Phil Scott sent the following letter to US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer regarding the Senate’s consideration of the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJDonovan filed an amicus brief filed with the USCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit, arguing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Vermont Business Magazine Over the last two years, South Burlington residents saved big in electricity costs, slashing 6% from their bills, or nearly $450,000 in real savings. How did they do it?
by Jack Hoffman The Equal Educational Opportunity Act, better known as Act 60, is 20 years old on Monday. On June 26, 1997, at an outdoor ceremony in Whiting, Governor Howard Dean signed into law Vermont’s unique and groundbreaking education funding system.
Vermont Business Magazine Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC is launching its first annual patent competition. Targeting early-stage companies and promising startups, the grand prize is $10,000 of legal services, to be used toward the filing of a utility patent application.
Vermont Business MagazineOver 200 people attended the Kismet Place Grand Opening CelebrationMondayevening.
Vermont Business MagazineWide eyes, bright smiles, and several yards of blue ribbon marked two milestones for Copley Hospital and more than 200 community memberson Wednesdayevening, June 21. They were on hand to celebrate the James and Mary Louise Carpenter Surgical Center and the completion of the largest successful capital campaign in the hospital’s history.
Vermont Business Magazine Howard Center’s Chittenden Clinic at San Remo Drive in South Burlington was just notified that it has been awarded a three-year accreditation—the highest level of accreditation—from CARF International, an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human service organizations.
Vermont Business Magazine Northwestern Medical Center recently heldits annual Employee Recognition Banquet, recognizing staff at five yearmilestones of service. The yearly event honors NMC’ers who reach thefive-year mark and then those at each 5 year increment above that milestone. Over 90 employees were honored this year, and the total of their years ofservices was 1,010!
Vermont Business Magazine Beth Holden, Associate Director of Howard Center programs for children and families, presented a workshop, “Riding the Roller Coaster: Implementation of Zero Suicide.” The presentation was part of the recent 2017 Vermont Suicide Prevention Symposium, sponsored by the Vermont Suicide Prevention Center.
Vermont Business MagazineThe Public Service Board’s name is changing.As of July 1, 2017, its new name will be the Public Utility Commission, which will be abbreviated as the PUC or as the Commission.The PUC said in a statement that its new name more clearly reflects its existing statutory responsibilities and will reduce confusion about the difference between the Public Service