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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Sen.

by Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development Quoting is underway for Vermont Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI). State employees are already enrolled in the program and, starting July 1st, businesses with two or more employees can offer Vermont FMLI. FMLI is highly customizable and it is voluntary. Employers must opt-in to participate.

Vermont Business Magazine Spring has arrived and it's the perfect time for some cleaning. The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) encourages residents to properly dispose of or recycle unwanted household items. DEC Commissioner Jason Batchelder urges homeowners "to keep hazardous and recyclable materials out of the trash.

Vermont Outdoor Guide Association While communities are struggling with funding for education and citizens are left hanging with exorbitant property taxes, some elected officials are spending their time attempting to bring down a wildlife management system that has benefited all Vermonters.

Saint Michael’s College celebrated diversity, equity and inclusion during DEI Week, which kicked off on April 1, with events continuing through April 10.

Vermont Business Magazine This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) was awarded the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians’ (NAEMT) ‘Legislator of the Year Award,’ which he accepted at the association’s Annual “EMS On the Hill Day” with EMS professionals and health care advocates. Earlier this year, Senator Welch introduced the Emergency Medical Services Re

Vermont Business Magazine The Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization (MVSO) has announced that two new state titleholders were selected last weekend at the annual Miss Vermont Scholarship Competition held in Stowe at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center. Meara Seery is Miss Vermont 2024 and Charlee Royer is Miss Vermont’s Teen 2024.

Vermont Business Magazine Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, one of the nation’s most accomplished diplomats and the Representative of the United States to the United Nations, has been named as the University of Vermont’s 2024 commencement speaker.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health, in partnership with the Governor's Office, Department of Public Safety, Office of Racial Equity, and Council for Equitable Youth Justice, has awarded grants totaling $4.75 million to 12 organizations in nine counties to support violence prevention in their communities.

Vermont Business Magazine The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that on April 19, 2024, Paul Bateman, 47, a citizen of the United Kingdom who previously resided in Laos, was sentenced in the United States District Court following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including the opiates Tapentadol and Tramadol,

Vermont Business Magazine Recognizing this urgent moment for American higher education and our democracy, Bennington College is joining sixty other college presidents of diverse institutions from across the country to advance higher education’s pivotal role in preparing students to be engaged citizens and to uphold free expression on campus.

by Jack Hoffman, Public Assets Institute A projected jump in school taxes next year has everyone’s hair on fire in Montpelier. But before taking drastic action, legislators and the administration ought to take the time to assess all of the reforms of recent years to understand what’s really going on.