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State Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday December 24, 2023 ( 4 items )  

In Their Own Words: How My Champlain Team Landed in the Top 7% at the Global Digital Marketing Competition
BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 19 -- Champlain College issued the following news: At the beginning of the fall semester, my team and I (Lily Benedetto '25) embarked on an exciting journey by participating in a global digital marketing competition as an integral part of Professor Thomas Funk's Digital Marketing class. Our mission: Create an immersive digital marketing plan for SoleSearch, a groundbreaking startup with a patented geo-tracking anti-kidnapping device that fits snugly into a child's sho  more

Vt. A.G. Clark Joins $700 Million Multistate Settlement With Google Over Play Store Misconduct
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 20 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Attorney General Charity Clark and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a nationwide, $700 million settlement of a lawsuit about Google's anticompetitive conduct concerning the Google Play Store. Google will pay $630 million in restitution (minus the costs of administering the settlement and class counsel costs and fees) to consumers who made pur  more

Vt. A.G. Clark: Fair Haven Police Detective Will Not Be Prosecuted for Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: The Attorney General's Office today announced the conclusion of their independent review of the officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on June 19, 2023, in Fair Haven, Vermont. Attorney General Charity Clark has declined to prosecute Fair Haven Police Detective Shaun Hewitt for charges related to the use of deadly force in a shooting incident involving Kenneth Bar  more

Vt. Gov. Scott Announces Nursing Workforce Grants
BERLIN, Vermont, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Human Services (AHS) has awarded $5.125 million to four key healthcare institutions to bolster Vermont's nursing workforce. Successful applicants include University of Vermont Health Network, Northwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, and Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community. The grants seek to address barriers to workforce growth, such as a sh  more