NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Sept. 22, 2025, entitled "Vermont Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2025": * * * Vermont had 15,000 job openings in July 2025, compared to 16,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that the job openings rate in Vermont was 4.6 percent in July an  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Vermont, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Irene Wrenner Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Fairfax, VT - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Vermont state candidate Irene Wrenner (Chittende  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Fraternal Order of Police posted the following news release: * * * National FOP President Supports Vermont Proposal 3 * Washington, DC - Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, announced the organization's "full support" for Vermont Proposition 3, which will enshrine the right of workers to collectively bargain into the State's Constitution. "The proposed amendment would recognize the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * New York Urged to Include Wolves in State's Wildlife Action Plan * ALBANY, N.Y. -- Conservation groups over the weekend urged the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to follow the lead of neighboring Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire in acknowledging that wolves are likely already in the region and deserve concerted action to recover and protect them.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gayle Pezzo Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Colchester, VT - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Vermont state house Rep. Gayle Pezzo (Chit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to The Guardian on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * The American System is Badly Broken Let's take a deep breath and, for one moment, forget about Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, the UN, Charlie Kirk, Gaza, a government shutdown and the other crises that we face. Let's talk instead about the reality which the corporately-controlled media and the corporately-controlled political system don't talk about very much. What w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Vermont Teamsters Unanimously Ratify Contract at Travel Kuz * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org (BRATTLEBORO, Vt.) - Teamsters Local 597 bus drivers and monitors voted unanimously to ratify a new five-year agreement at Travel Kuz, a subsidiary of Beacon Mobility. The new contract delivers increased wages, strong  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch and Budd: Congress Should Help Air Innovation Take Flight * U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) this morning published an opinion piece in Newsweek entitled: "Congress Should Help Air Innovation Take Flight." In their op-ed, the Senators urge Congress to build on America's proud history of global aviation leadership and pass their new bipartisan legislation to help a new te  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Bay Ridge Neighborhood Project, New Affordable Housing in Shelburne * The Senator secured federal funding to help support the project SHELBURNE, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the ribbon cutting of new, affordable housing in Shelburne. The new Bay Ridge neighborhood, developed by Champlain Housing Trust and Evernorth, includes 68 affordable apa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Helps Introduce Bicameral Bill Demanding Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, recently joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and 19 of his Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Billionaires Income Tax Act, bicameral legislation to help ensure billionaires pay a fa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Nine Colleagues in Raising Alarm on USDA's Plans to Reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service * Letter comes after USDA Secretary Rollins announced a proposal to relocate Dept. employees throughout the country WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, led nine of his Senate collea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Provides Remarks at the Vermont Council on World Affairs' International Day of Peace * BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) delivered remarks at the Vermont Council on World Affairs' International Day of Peace Summit in Burlington. The Senator's remarks rebutted President Trump's address at the United Nations (U.N.) this week. Senator Welch focused on the importance of supporting   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on the French-Saudi Summit on the Two-State Solution * NEW YORK, NY--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in support of France and Saudi Arabia's summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which focused on support for the two-state solution and an end to Israel's war campaign in Palestine: "The war in Gaza, triggered by the horrific massacre   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Trump's Indictment of Former FBI Director James Comey * BURLINGTON, VT -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight released the following statement on the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey: "President Trump and his totally disgraceful Justice Department--led by Attorney General Pam Bondi--has reached a new low by indicting former FBI Director James Comey. The basis o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Wyden, Bennet, Jayapal Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) in reintroducing the Local School Foods Expansion   more