BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: Last year, the University of Vermont's inaugural Research, Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Summit brought together leaders, creators, and educators to explore the limitless potential for cooperation within a broad community of motivated individuals and organizations. Year two of RISE focused on a definitive direction for that unified energy - how the region's strong, resilient c  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 29 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 28, Governor Scott signed: * H.890, An act relating to delaying implementation of certain health insurance claims editing requirements * * * On June 28, Governor Scott allowed H.55, An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments a  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 28 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * Clark joined by Louisiana Attorney General * * * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced she has been appointed co-chair of the National Association of Attorneys General's (NAAG's) "Tobacco Committee." The primary mission of the Tobacco Committee is to lead a coalition of 52 state and territory attorneys general in their efforts to enforce, defend, administe  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, June 29 (TNSres) -- The Vermont Law and Graduate School issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Advocacy Clinic Files Brief in D.C. Circuit and Filing with Federal Regulators to Support State Water Quality Requirements * * * Vermont Law and Graduate School's Environmental Advocacy Clinic (EAC), on behalf of American Whitewater, Vermont Natural Resources Council and Vermont Council of Trout Unlimited, has filed an amicus brief (https://www.vermontlaw.ed  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 28 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Peter Welch, and Congresswoman Becca Balint, along with the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), announced today the Vermont grantees for the NBRC 2024 Catalyst Spring Competition. Eight projects in seven towns spread across six counties will share $7.9 million in funding. "From supporting working families by adding childcar  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, June 26 -- The Vermont Law and Graduate School issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Advocacy Clinic Files Brief in D.C. Circuit to Support U.S. EPA's "Good Neighbor Plan" * * * Vermont Law and Graduate School's Environmental Advocacy Clinic, on behalf of four air quality scientists, has filed an amicus brief (https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/2024-06/Amici%20Scientists%20Motion%20and%20Proposed%20Brief%20%28June%2024%202024%29%20FILE%20  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 28 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: The University of Vermont (UVM) has earned the number one ranking on the 2024 "Best Schools for Making an Impact" list of public universities and colleges, a Best Value College category published by The Princeton Review, a leading college admissions services company. The Princeton Review began publishing the Making an Impact ranking in 2015. UVM debuted on the list last year in the number three position before  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 27 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Vermont Democratic Party Executive Director Jim Dandeneau issued a statement today celebrating Democratic wins in the 2023-24 legislative session. "Vermont Democrats had a legislative session full of tremendous successes," said Dandeneau. "On everything from child care to climate change, from gun safety to housing, Democrats made huge progress on making Vermont a better place fo  more