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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) Monday evening gave remarks on the floor of the Senate on the accusations House Speaker Mike Johnson made against him on Fox News on Sunday, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s invitation to speak before Congress, and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza where more and more children are starving to death.

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Vermont State Police The fifth and final suspect facing charges in connection with a homicide in December 2022 in St. Johnsbury has been arrested. Danny Daniels, 32, of Philadelphia, was arrested Monday afternoon in New Orleans by members of the Louisiana State Police and other law-enforcement agencies on a host of Louisiana state charges.

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Vermont Business Magazine The ACLU filed a lawsuit yesterday to obtain public records wrongfully withheld by the Essex County Sheriff’s Department (ECSD). At issue is the ECSD’s compliance with Vermont’s Fair and Impartial Policing Policy (FIPP)—which limits local police involvement in immigration enforcement.

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Vermont Business Magazine Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced today that it has acquired The Essex Agency. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Vermont Business Magazine On May 28, Governor Scott allowed S.102, An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights, to become law without his signature and allowed S.209, An act relating to prohibiting unserialized firearms and unserialized firearms frames and receivers, to become law without his signature. 

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Vermont Business Magazine Steve Donahue of Donahue & Associates, assisted the landlord and tenant, at 1330 Shelburne Rd in South Burlington, for NBT Bank’s newest branch location. Donahue & Associates is a commercial real estate firm based in Burlington.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office announced the sentencing of two defendants today in separate cases investigated by the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (VT-ICAC). Jason King, 46, of St.

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Vermont State Police Following further investigation and the completion of autopsies, the Vermont State Police is able to confirm the identities of the two individuals killed in the Friday night rollover vehicle crash on East Lakeshore Drive in Colchester. They are: Damanuel McLeod, 19, of Brooklyn, New York and Tywon Parker, 28, of the Bronx, New York.

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Vermont Business Magazine Champlain Valley Exposition has announced the 2024 Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees. With over 20 years of history and over 100 inductees, the Ag Hall of Fame is an honored tradition among Vermont farmers and growers, service providers, and dedicated employees.

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Vermont Business Magazine On Saturday, June 1, 2024, 122 members of Bennington College’s Class of 2024 gathered, along with their family members and friends, faculty, staff, and leadership on a green expanse of lawn at the southern end of campus to receive their degrees.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott signs today signed nine bills into law. These include: H.546, An act relating to administrative and policy changes to tax laws; H.657, An act relating to the modernization of Vermont’s communications taxes and fees and H.707, An act relating to revising the delivery and governance of the Vermont workforce system.