NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- Vermont Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Feb. 25, 2026 * * * Vermont had 11,000 job openings in December 2025, compared to 16,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in Vermont was 3.4 percent in December and 4.9 percent in the previ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47037) on Feb. 23, 2026, entitled "Geographic Cost of Living Differences: In Brief" by macroeconomic policy analyst Lida R. Weinstock. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Cost of Living: When (Inflation) Versus Where (Geographic Differences) ... 1 Measures of Geographic COL Differences ... 1 Economic Considerations ... 4 Why Disparities Persist ... 4 Proxies for COL ... 4 Home Prices  more

BRISTOL, England, Feb. 25 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Global gaps in use of two life-saving antenatal treatments for premature babies, reveals worldwide analysis * When a baby is born before 30 weeks of gestation, they have a higher risk of death or serious health challenges, including stroke, respiratory problems, and disabilities like cerebral palsy. Magnesium sulphate is a cost-effective treatment that, when given to the mother before a pre-term b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * Supreme Court Will Hear a Climate Case Against Oil Companies The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition from the U.S.'s ExxonMobil and Canada's Suncor Energy over a climate change lawsuit filed against the two oil producers by the city of Boulder, Colorado. In 2018, officials from Boulder's city government and Boulder County filed the lawsuit in state court to force ExxonMobil and Suncor to p  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 26 -- Politico issued the following news release: * * * A Note from Deputy Editor-in-Chief Joe Schatz and Energy and Environment Editorial Director Debra Kahn Dear Readers, Energy is rapidly becoming the central policy and political story of this moment -- it's shaping decisions in tech and AI, finance, defense, infrastructure and more, and it comes up constantly wherever and whenever we engage with you, our POLITICO Pro and E&E News subscribers. POLITICO has alway  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians (VANP) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging changes to how professional degrees are defined for federal student loan eligibility. The organization argues that excluding the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) degree from the definition could have dire implications for access to healthcare in Vermont, especially in rural areas where primary care providers are already in short sup  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Fiber Broadband Association to Celebrate Bipartisan Momentum in Rural Broadband Deployment * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) for a public policy summit to discuss forward momentum in the deployment of fiber broadband networks to ens  more