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Vermont Business Magazine The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on April 15, 2026, Samantha Danforth, 36, of Pownal, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier to a term of 46 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.

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Vermont Business Magazine KeyBank has named Leonid (Len) Batsevitsky commercial leader for the Boston and Vermont Markets, as well as president of KeyBank’s Boston Market.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont House Democrats are calling on Governor Phil Scott to explain his ongoing pattern of delaying the appointment of Democratic legislators and ignoring the good-faith recommendations by a local appointment committee.

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Vermont Business Magazine A national real estate data firm is reporting that Vermont has the second lowest foreclosure rate in the nation (1:6781 properties), behind only South Dakota (1:7107). The two states also had the fewest number of total foreclosures (Vermont 50; South Dakota 57).

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Vermont State Police Following the announcement of the filing of charges against Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer, additional women have come forward and reported being victims of sexual misconduct by Palmer.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $4.08 per gallon, down 4 cents/g from last week, up 47 cents from last month and up 99 cents/g from last year at this time. The lowest price in the state this week was $3.79/g while the highest was $4.29/g, a difference of 50.0 cents per gallon.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (VDHP) has announced a series of facilitated community conversations focused on the future of the Bennington Battle Monument.

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Vermont Business Magazine Treasurer Pieciak is joining state fiscal officers in recognizing #ABLEtoSave Month this April. The outreach campaign promotes Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts and the life-changing financial benefits they offer to individuals with qualifying disabilities and their families.

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, cosponsored the Senior Hunger Prevention Act, bicameral legislation led by Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of Democrat Kevin Scully of Burlington to fill the vacant Chittenden-18 seat in the House of Representatives. He takes the spot of Bob Hooper who resigned his seat in March, after an internal legislative panel found that he violated the Vermont House’s sexual harassment rules.

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark and a bipartisan coalition of 33 other attorneys general on Wednesday won their lawsuit against Live Nation after a jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster violated federal and state antitrust laws by eliminating competition and driving up costs for fans, artists, and venues across the country.

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Vermont Business Magazine With spring underway and the bulk of construction season ahead, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is reminding those who withdraw surface water to track and report usage. Under Act 135 of 2022, any person withdrawing surface water must file an annual report with DEC each January.