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Vermont Captive Insurance Association #VCIA2024 Conference registration has opened to be where the captive world comes to meet August 12-14th in Burlington.

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Vermont Business Magazine May 18, 2023, JAG Productions has announced their next production as part of JAG Underground: WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF YOU?, an immersive night of cabaret and storytelling for audience members in Hanover’s only speakeasy (for a weekend, anyway), Sawtooth Kitchen.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Department for Children and Families (DCF) announced today that the state will develop a secure youth treatment center, the Green Mountain Youth Campus in Vergennes. Situated off Comfort Hill Road on state-owned property, the Green Mountain Youth Campus will focus on rehabilitation and advanced therapeutic interventions.

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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Rep. Becca Balint introduced the Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters (MEND) Act. Following the devastating 2023 flooding in Vermont and as we face a growing climate crisis, Rep. Balint is introducing federal legislation to provide communities with the mental health support they need in disaster recovery.

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) led a group of senators in calling on Congress to fund the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program or CFP) in the upcoming FY25 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Created in the 2008 Farm Bill and administered by the U.S.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office announced that Robert Charbonneau, 50, of Burlington, Vermont, was arraigned today on one felony count of Luring a Child.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation is actively participating in nation-wide efforts to collect and analyze insurance claim information that will provide important insights into property insurance market costs, coverages and protection gaps.

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by Attorney General Charity Clark Last week, the Vermont Legislature voted out one of the most impactful consumer bills seen in decades, H.121, an act relating to enhancing consumer data privacy and the age-appropriate design code. I am proud to say that I was one of the original authors of H.121 – and humbled to say that the final bill that passed is much, much better.

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Vermont Business Magazine Deputy Mayor of Winooski Thomas Renner announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont today in Winooski. Renner, a graduate of the University of Vermont, began his career working alongside Senator Patrick Leahy, where he strengthened his passion for serving the people of Vermont.

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Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.61 per gallon, down 1 cent per gallon from last week, up 16 cents/g from last month and up 13 cents/g from last year. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.28/g in Rutland, while the highest was $3.84/g in South Royalton.

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Vermont Business Magazine Killington Resort is slated to kick off the 2024-25 Audi FIS Ski World Cup races in the U.S., hosting the Stifel Killington Cup for the eighth time over Thanksgiving weekend.

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Vermont Business Magazine As folks head to their lakefront properties for the summer, the Vermont Lakes and Ponds Program is offering guidance to help property owners protect and restore their lakeside properties. The Shoreland Best Management Practices guidance highlights different ways owners can improve lake water quality and the health of lakeshore habitat.