MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: Governor Phil Scott today announced he appointed Chris Winters, of Berlin, as commissioner of the Department for Children and Families (DCF). Winters will replace Interim Commissioner Harry Chen, M.D., who has served since October. Additionally, the current deputy commissioner of the Child Development Division (CDD), Miranda Gray, will become deputy commissioner of the Economic Servi  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced the launch of the Manufactured Home Improvement and Repair Program (MHIR), offering financial assistance to manufactured home communities (commonly known as mobile home park) as well as current and prospective manufactured home owners. The program, funded by $4 million from the federal America  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 17 (TNSpp) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2023: There are many challenges and changes faced by retailers today. If you're a student interested in learning about innovations in retail and how the industry is evolving, join the Kalkin Retailing Initiative's latest guest speaker featuring Patrick Frisk on Monday, February 27, 2023 from noon to 3 p.m. The event will start with a luncheon from noon to 1:30p.m. in Kalkin 225 for Corporate  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 14 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release: Among the many declarations Governor Phil Scott gave in his recent annual budget address, one of the more harmful is his Medicare Advantage plan. Scott claims that private Medicare Advantage plans would be a "win" for retirees, ignoring the fact that these plans make their money by denying health care coverage to their customers. "Phil Scott's privatization plan is a direct attack on state workers a  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Feb. 16 (TNSper) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) has hired Dave Celone as the new vice president of alumni relations and development. Celone earned his JD from VLGS in 1992. He joins VLGS from his position as director of development and community relations at West Central Behavioral Health in Lebanon, New Hampshire. "We are delighted to have Dave stepping into this enormously important role at this exc  more