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Vermont Business Magazine Today the Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval to H.230, the gun violence prevention bill, on a vote of 21-9.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Friday joined the Scoopers of Ben & Jerry’s Burlington Scoop Shop as they announced that they are organizing a union and that Ben & Jerry’s has agreed to sign the Fair Election Principles, a code of corporate conduct for union election
Vermont Business Magazine S.5, as amended by the House, was passed by the Senate on Thursday.
Vermont Department of Labor Every day in the United States approximately 14 people lose their lives to work related injuries. On April 28th, 2023, Workers Memorial Day, the Vermont Department of Labor remembers and honors the family members, friends, and coworkers who are behind these somber statistics.
Vermont Business Magazine Jay Peak will operate its aerial Tram to round out the last weekend of daily lift operations before reopening for the weekend of May 6-7 for two final days of skiing and riding on the Jet Triple Chair.
Vermont Business Magazine Champlain College will celebrate its on-campus undergraduate and Champlain College Online undergraduate and graduate students during its commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 13. Honorary doctorates will be awarded to commencement speakers Dr.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), and Representative Becca Balint (D-Vermont) today issued the following delegation statement in commemoration of Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week which begins Monday, May 1: “It is with great honor and respect that we come together to celebrate Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Wee
Vermont Business Magazine The UVM Medical Center and Burlington’s Intervale Center are helping hospital employees celebrate Earth Day 2023 by providing them with free, Vermont-native trees and shrubs to plant in their gardens or home landscapes.
by Aubrey Weaver, Community News Service A bill that would remove the residency requirement in Vermont’s law allowing terminally ill patients to receive medication with which to end their own life has passed the Legislature and awaits the governor’s approval.
Vermont Business Magazine A newly-released report from the Vermont Department of Health shows that the number of opioid-related accidental overdose deaths increased for the third year in a row. According to the 2022 data report, accidental opioid deaths increased by 10% in 2022 (239) over 2021 (217). In 2020, there were 158 opioid-related overdose deaths reported.
Vermont Business Magazine Liquid Measurement Systems, Inc announced that they reached a long-term supply agreement with MD Helicopters, Inc., of Mesa, Arizona.
Vermont Business Magazine National Life Group is sponsoring National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Vermont chapter’s annual fundraiser, NAMIWalks Vermont. The event is held on April 29 in Burlington. NAMIWalks Vermont is NAMI Vermont’s biggest fundraising and outreach event of the year.