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The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to become the 112th Justice of the United States Supreme Court by a vote of 63-37. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who presided over the confirmation proceedings on the nomination, made the following statement before the vote.
Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.),
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Conservationist Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam of Shaftsbury was honored today at the White House with a Citizens Medal presented by President Obama for her work helping ensure that public lands are enjoyed by future generations.
A founder of the conservation service movement, Putnam was among 13 people to receive 2010 Citizens Medals, the nation's second highest civilian honor.
The Vermont Department of Education mailed FY2012 individualized education spending reduction targets Monday to each supervisory union, supervisory district, and the three technical center districts across the state, as required by Act 146 of the 2010 Legislative session.
In a crucial showdown vote, the U.S. Senate today advanced a bill to preserve the jobs of teachers and extend emergency Medicaid payments to states. In Vermont, the measure includes $19 million for teachers and $30 million to $40 million for health care.
The Berlin Mall has a new owner. A team of successful regional owners and operators of high-quality shopping centers has purchased the mall from Developers Diversified Realty with the intent to improve the property inside and out.
By David Dill. Now that we are about halfway through the summer construction season, many Vermonters have become aware that the Agency of Transportation is replacing all the road signs along Vermont’s interstate system. This work has prompted many questions, the most common is why?
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday that an $81 million broadband stimulus grant and a $35 million government backed loan to Springfield-based Vermont Telephone Company (VTel). The $35,166,081 loan and $81,664,754 grant to VTel Wireless, Inc for their Wireless Open World (WOW) project is one of 49 broadband infrastructure projects announced nationally.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. today announced it is partnering with leading self-service provider EDC to brand nearly 600 ATMs at Cumberland Farms convenience store locations in New England and the Mid-Atlantic, as well as some locations in Florida, including 24 in Vermont. The ATMs will be surcharge-free for all Citizens Bank and Charter One customers.
Vermont’s Chief Marketing Officer, Christine Werneke, with the Department of Tourism and Marketing and the Vermont Ski Area Association recently completed a research project to study the perceptions of Vermont and how these perceptions affect decision making for choosing a vacation destination.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation on Monday, August 9, 2010 will close the northbound Interstate 89 onramp at Exit 8 (Montpelier) so that crews can repair an Interstate bridge. Northbound traffic emanating from the City of Montpelier looking to access the Interstate will be detoured along Route 2 towards Middlesex, where motorists can enter the Interstate at Exit 9.
SBE Inc. (DBA SB Electronics) has announced today that they will be partnering with the nonprofit Vermont HITEC and the Vermont Department of Labor to educate and train unemployed and underemployed Vermonters.
Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Tuesday announced that the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) is accepting applications for $1.3 million worth of federal assistance.