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Vermont Business MagazineThe Vermont Legislature wrapped up business Thursday night and advanced the budget, tax bills, and economic development bill to the governor today. Adjournment was delayed nearly two weeks over the issue of whether to institute a statewide teacher health insurance plan.

Vermont Business MagazineThe University of Vermont will celebrate its 216th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21. President Tom Sullivan will confer degrees on an estimated 3,228 graduates, including 2,620 bachelors, 386 masters, 106 doctoral and 116 medical degree recipients.

Vermont Business Magazine The City of Burlington will be funding a new Early Learning Initiative (ELI) focused on Burlington children from birth to age 3.

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Donovan joined 51 Attorneys General as a signatory on a letter The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent yesterday to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee chair and ranking member.

by Paul Cillo Public Assets Institute Two years ago, I wrote an op-ed that opened: “The Legislature can work with local communities to improve education, or it can push them around.” This is the fundamental choice that the governor and lawmakers continue to wrestle with this session. In 2015, the debate was over school district consolidation.

Vermont Business MagazineForest tent caterpillars have hatched, according to forest health specialists from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The insect is expected to cause widespread defoliation this summer, mostly in forests across northeastern and central Vermont.

Vermont Business Magazine Barre native and national quality expert Anna T Noonan, BSN, MS, RN, has been appointed president and chief operating officer for Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin. Following a rigorous national search, a press released stated, she emerged as the successful candidate and will start in the role July 24.

Vermont Business Magazine Northern Power Systems Corp(TSX: NPS) has announced financial results for its first quarter endedMarch 31, 2017. The report indicates that revenues are up and the quarterly loss is down, compared to the same period last year. Northern Power sold off part of the company to a Brazilian firm late last year.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding anglers and the general public as a whole to avoid disturbing spawning sea lamprey that may currently be found in the Connecticut River and several of its tributaries. The invasive, non-nativesealamprey that plague Lake Champlain are a separate population of fish.

Vermont Business Magazine SenatorsBernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Patrick Leahy released the following statements Wednesday after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the appointment of former FBI DirectorRobert Mueller to serve as a special counsel to oversee its investigation into Russian meddling in last November's election.

Vermont Business Magazine Which states are most into local food? That question is answered by the sixth annualLocavore Index, which ranks the 50 states (plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) in terms of their commitment to local food.