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Public Assets Institute We noted a real shift in the revenue conversations from previous years. We saw an increasing recognition that we have to rethink the “manage to the money” approach Vermont has been stuck in for decades, and there was an openness to consider Vermont’s capacity to increase revenue in order to address the many challenges we face.

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Vermont Business Magazine Community Bancorp. held its Annual Shareholders meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A quorum of shareholders cast ballots and voted affirmatively on two proposals: re-electing Directors Kathryn M. Austin, Bruce L. Baker, David M. Bouffard, Christopher L. Caldwell and Aminta K.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation announces the opening of the State Historic Sites for the 2024 season. Please join us for the opening weekend on Friday, May 24, at Bennington Battle Monument, Chimney Point, Hubbardton Battlefield, Mount Independence, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, President Chester A.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest mountain resort in Eastern North America and a POWDR company, will be the only ski resort in the Northeast open Memorial Day Weekend for skiing and riding, mountain biking, and golfing. Not only will skiers and riders enjoy the last lift-accessed snow in Vermont, but they’ll be able to ski and ride Superstar, th

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, released the following statement following reports of two instances where flags bearing symbols carried by violent rioters on January 6 were flown at properties owned by U.S.

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by Peter Sterling, REV, Lauren Hierl, VCV, Johanna Miller, VNRC, Ben Edgerly Walsh, VPIRG, Vanessa Rule, 350VT In a dismaying attempt to obstruct Vermont's environmental and economic progress, today Governor Scott vetoed compromise legislation aimed at modernizing the Renewable Energy Standard and setting the state on a path to delivering 100% renewable electricity by 2035.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today, as expected, signed the budget bill into law H.833, while vetoing H.289, An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard. These were expected.

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Vermont Business Magazine Breeze Airways and Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) proudly announce the launch of non-stop service to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and Breeze-Thru service to Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). This marks an exciting milestone for both travelers and the Burlington community.

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by Mike Donoghue, Vermont News First, Vermont Business Magazine President Joe Biden said Thursday he intends to nominate Mary Kay Lanthier, the supervisory attorney for the Rutland County Public Defender's Office since 2007, to serve as the US District Court Judge in Vermont.

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by Cecilia Larson Community News Service Forged by the American Forest Foundation and the Nature Conservancy, a program that pays people to set aside forest to store carbon has been growing in Vermont over the last two years.

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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced several of his legislative priorities included in the biennial Water Resources Development Act of 2024 were advanced by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with bipartisan support.

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Vermont Business Magazine At his weekly press conference Wednesday, Governor Phil Scott discussed his decision-making on bills coming to his desk.