BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 8 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Ticking time bomb: Some farmers report as many as 70 tick encounters over a 6-month period Study reveals ticks are growing threat to health and livelihood of agricultural workers By John Brhel Finding one tick on your body is scary enough - tick-borne diseases are serious - but what if you found more than 10 on yourself in just one month? That's the plight of some farmers as the threat of ticks a  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Jan. 7, 2026, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Vermont - First Quarter 2025": * * * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Vermont were 17,691, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 17,366, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statist  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Demands Answers on Trump Staff Cuts at Stokes VA * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) sent a letter to the Trump Administration demanding answers on the scope of staffing cuts at the Louis Stokes Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland and the impact of these cuts on patient care for Northeast Ohio veterans. To date, the VA has lost thousands of mission-e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Delineating Trump's War on Free Speech on College Campuses Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report revealing that President Donald Trump has violated or likely violated the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Delineating Trump's War on Free Speech on College Campuses Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report revealing that President Donald Trump has violated or likely violated the First Amendment in 17 cases related to college campuses, according to federal c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Sen. Bernie Sanders on Venezuela Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Saturday condemned President Donald Trump's unilateral military action against Venezuela as illegal and unconstitutional, warning that it violates international law, endangers global security and usurps Congress' exclusive authority to declare war. Sanders called on Congress to immediately pass a War Powers resolution to en  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Legislation to Block Trump's Illegal Executive Order Undermining AI State Safeguards * Bill was also filed as an amendment to the appropriations package in the Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and nine Senators in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks on the Senate Floor About January 6th Insurrection, Calls for Accountability * Tuesday marks the five-year anniversary of the Capitol riots WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight joined his Senate Democratic colleagues in holding the floor to honor the law enforcement who protected the Capitol during the January 6, 2021 insurrection, and warn against the Trump Admin  more