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Federal Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday April 28, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Vermont Department of Public Service to Receive Nearly $62.5 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Vermont
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Vermont Department of Public Service has been selected  more

President Biden Approves Vermont Disaster Declaration
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from January 9 to January 13, 2024. Federal funding also is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis fo  more

Vermont Restaurant Retaliated Against Server, Underpaid Workers, Violated Child Labor Provisions, Department of Labor Investigation Finds
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: A Vermont restaurant server will receive $50,000 in punitive damages and $829 in back pay, after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found the employer retaliated against them by terminating their employment for refusing to share tips with a manager. The division found Trareeba Ltd., doing business as Colatina Exit in Bradford, Vermont, viola  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Doctor Indicted on Charges of Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud
BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A New Hampshire doctor made his initial appearance yesterday afternoon in federal court in Burlington and was arraigned on charges related to his alleged involvement in conspiracies to illegally distribute controlled substances and to commit health care fraud. According to court documents, Adnan S. Khan, M.D., 48, of Grantham, New Hampshire orchestra  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 490 More Borrowers in Vermont, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 490 More Borrowers in Vermont, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 6,490 people in Vermont under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 490 mor  more