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Vermont Business Magazine Today the Vermont Senate gave initial approval to H.72, an act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use, on a tripartisan vote of 21-8.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott has named award-winning Brandon poet and teacher Bianca Stone the next Vermont Poet Laureate.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont received $24,885,098.40 from tobacco manufacturers under the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). Annually, Vermont receives monies from tobacco manufacturers from the MSA, which resolved the State’s lawsuit filed in the 1990’s.
Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) on Tuesday joined Public Knowledge, FCC Commissioners Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks, U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine LaunchVT, a division of the Lake Champlain Chamber, has initiated a partnership with All Stage, a company based in Boston, MA. All Stage’s products connect the best investors with entrepreneurs, aiming to create a strong investing community that benefits all stakeholders.
Vermont Business Magazine Chroma Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance optical filters, has launched a redesigned website to provide a best-in-class online experience for the optics and photonics community. The new Chroma.com features a range of enhancements to streamline the sourcing of optical filters and accessing in-depth technical resources.
Vermont Business Magazine ECFiber customers in danger of losing a $30 monthly credit on their bill as the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) expires will receive a one-month extension directly from ECFiber. The decision was made by the executive committee in hopes that the ACP program funding will be replenished by congressional action in the coming weeks.
Vermont Business Magazine The popular NPR program 1A will broadcast nationally live from Vermont Public studios on May 1-2 from 10 a.m. - noon. The program, which is produced by WAMU in Washington, D.C. and distributed by NPR, regularly visits member stations around the country, as part of their ongoing effort to elevate the stories, issues, and perspectives of Americans.
by Jack Hoffman, Public Assets Institute The 1973 oil embargo prompted many energy-saving ideas—real and imaginary. Daylight savings was extended year-round, which was spoofed in a cartoon of President Richard Nixon demonstrating an energy-saving blanket.
Vermont Business Magazine On April 30, 2024, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont hosted a press conference to highlight the efforts of the GunSafeVT initiative and to discuss how Vermont is promoting secure gun storage and how secure gun storage can help address the many types of gun violence in the state. U.S. Attorney Nikolas P.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported last week that COVID-19 cases fell again, from 42 to 39. In addition, hospitalizations also fell as COVID overall remains at a low level. There was one fatality last week. The pandemic death total now stands at 1,146 as of April 20, 2024 (the most recent data available).
Vermont Business Magazine A new study by Birth Injury Lawyers Group has examined data from the National Center for Health Statistics to see which US states have the highest fertility rates and which have the lowest. Fertility rates between the years 2017-2021 were used to create an average overall fertility rate for each state across the five-year period.