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News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 10, 2024 ( 6 items )  

A.G. Campbell Co-Leads Multistate Coalition In Defense Of Federal Climate Disclosures Rule
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is co-leading a coalition of 19 states seeking to join litigation to defend the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) climate disclosure rules (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/28/2024-05137/the-enhancement-and-standardization-of-climate-related-disclosures-for-investors) against challenges brought by industry entitie  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Plans to Deliver Debt Relief to Tens of Millions of Americans
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Department of Education releases new state-by-state numbers showing the effect of four major discharge program proposals for the 4 million borrowers who have already been approved for relief The Biden-Harris Administration today released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans would bring the total   more

DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics: 3rd-Quarter 2014 Air Fare Data
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

Statement From Vt. Gov. Scott on the Resignation of Senator Richard T. Mazza
BERLIN, Vermont, April 10 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement following the resignation of his good friend and mentor, Senator Richard T. Mazza, after 42 years of service in Montpelier, including the last 39 representing Colchester and Grand Isle County in the Vermont Senate: "It would be difficult to find a Vermonter who has been more impactful, committed or dedicated to public service   more

Vt. Gov. Scott and the State of Vermont Fully Committed to Vermont's Cutting-Edge V-GaN Tech Hub
BERLIN, Vermont, April 10 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Governor Phil Scott today reiterated his strong support for Vermont's Tech Hub V-GaN by devoting resources to transform the Green Mountain State into a world leader in Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors. "This Tech Hub designation will expand Vermont's expanding tech sector and introduce new and lucrative career opportunities for Vermonters," said Governor Scott. "The State's collabor  more

White House Fact Sheet: Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy State-by-state analysis shows how the Republican Study Committee budget would gut job training and workforce development programs that strengthen our economy and create pathways to good jobs President Biden is building our economy from the middle out and bottom up--an economy where we in  more