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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today signed the following bills into law: H.89, An act relating to civil and criminal procedures concerning legally protected health care activity; S.37, An act relating to access to legally protected health care activity and regulation of health care providers.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) announced today that Vermont will receive more than $3 million from the National Housing Trust Fund. Sanders first introduced legislation to create the National Housing Trust Fund in 2001, based on the success of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund.
by Aubrey Weaver, Community News Service Essex resident Brianna Yarnell is mother, sports fanatic and celebrated blogger for the parenting website Vermont Moms. She is also a survivor of domestic and sexual violence and, this legislative session, has used her story to advocate for a new survivor protection bill in the Statehouse.
Vermont Business Magazine VT Dry & Cure Technologies, the makers of Cannatrol, a Vermont-based provider of innovative cannabis drying, curing and storage technology, has announced a $1.5 million seed funding round led by the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) and The Dudley Fund.
Vermont Business Magazine Junapr has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual Best Workplaces list.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, the House of Representatives granted final House approval to S.100, also known as Housing Opportunities Made for Everyone (HOME), with a vote of 135 to 11. This critical legislation increases the availability of affordable housing, promotes homeownership, and expands housing opportunities for all Vermonters.
Vermont Business Magazine This week, Vermont’s Congressional Delegation announced that the University of Vermont (UVM) would receive a $20 million award through the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont babies born on May 29, 2023 will receive $100 deposits into Vermont 529 college savings accounts opened by the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC). Plus, one lucky Vermonter – baby or not – will be chosen to receive $529 in a college savings account in an online month-long drawing. To enter, visit vsac.org or vheip.org before May 29.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, during Mental Health Awareness Month, Congresswoman Becca Balint (D-Vermont) and Congressman Brian Steil (WI-01) introduced the Protecting Young Minds Online Act, legislation to require the Center for Mental Health Services to develop and disseminate a strategy to address the effects of new technologies, like social media, on children’s mental h
by Eleanor Miller, Ellen Kaye and Rachel Wallace-Brodeur Union-busting is a tradition as old as organized labor. Historically, the managerial class attempts to disrupt and divide its workforce through stalling, intimidation and manipulation. The goal is for employees to return to their jobs as quickly as possible without management being forced to improve working conditions.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Senate voted 20-10 today to override Governor Phil Scott’s veto of S.5, the Affordable Heat Act.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters who were misled by TurboTax into paying for free tax services will begin receiving restitution checks in the mail this week as the result of a multistate settlement.