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WHAT: Governor Jim Douglas will announce a partnership with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company at a news conference on February 12th to give away free $50,000 life insurance policies to families in need across Vermont.
Montpelier, VT -- Following a two-day marathon of presentations, ten artists have been chosen to receive nearly $250,000 in total commissions for The Art of Action: Shaping Vermont s Future Through Art .
Secretary of Administration Neale F. Lunderville has released General Fund revenue results for the month of January, the seventh month of Fiscal Year 2009. General Fund revenues were well below target for the month as compared to the consensus revenue target revised in mid-January.
The Vermont Department of Labor is proposing that the state increase the tax charged to businesses to support the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and should also decrease the benefits paid to unemployed workers in order to head off a deficit in the trust fund.
Governor Jim Douglas today announced the formation of a five-member task force to examine the Vermont State Colleges and University of Vermont systems to determine what academic and administrative efficiencies could be achieved through their consolidation.
As Vermont is poised to make major financial decisions with far reaching policy implications, new research may prove instrumental in shaping the discussions. The Council on the Future of Vermont and St. Michael s College just published Vermont in Transition: Social, Economic and Environmental Trends, a comprehensive study of the major trends that are impacting life in the state.
Washington, D.C.--Today Sean Cota, co-owner of Cota & Cota in Bellows Falls Vermont testified before the House Agriculture Committee. The committee asked for insight on how the Derivative Markets Transparency and Accountability Act could help heating fuel dealers and consumers.
Week Ending January 31, 2009. There were 1,339 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance last week, an increase of 33 from the week before. Altogether 16,248 new and continuing claims were filed, 343 more than a week ago and 5,780 more than a year earlier.
The College Board released its fifth annual AP Report to the Nation today, and highlighted Vermont as a national example in preparing students for college. Vermont saw the largest five-year increase in the country in the percentage of its student population scoring 3 or higher on at least one AP (Advanced Placement) exam in high school.
The Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI) is a non-profit organization founded in 1926 with the assistance of Helen Keller and remains to this day the only private agency in the state to offer free support, education and rehabilitation services to all blind and visually impaired residents.
The following was sent in a mass email to the UVM community from Daniel Mark Fogel, President of UVM.
I am writing to inform you that Ben Stein, a renowned economist and public personality, has informed me of his decision to withdraw from our Commencement ceremonies in May.
Nicole L. Senecal of Omega Real Estate Associates, Inc was the listing agent of the 6,600 SF office building at 1191 S. Brownell Rd. in Williston. The Tenant was Dominion Diagnostics, LLC. of Rhode Island. Nicole L. Senecal was also the selling agent.