Thursday - August 20, 2026

News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors

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Attorney General Clark and Coalition Secure Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under Affordable Care Act
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Secure Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under Affordable Care Act * Attorney General Clark and a multistate coalition secured a victory after a federal court struck down a key provision of a Trump Administration final rule that would have stripped Vermont of the ability to require health plans on Vermont Health Connect to provide coverag  more
Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Westchester Families
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Westchester Families * August 17, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Feeding Westchester in Elmsford as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for   more
Dartmouth College Launches K-12 Community Partnership
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 19 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth Launches K-12 Community Partnership A day of workshops sets the course for educational collaboration. Written by Nicola Smith Dartmouth this month has launched a groundbreaking K-12 community partnership that aims to strengthen collaboration between Dartmouth and educators in the Upper Valley. Formally known as the K-12 Community Dartmouth Partnership, it launched on Aug. 12 with a morning intr  more
Welch Discusses Farm to School Funding, Access to Nutrition Programs at School Nutrition Association of Vermont's 2026 Conference
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Discusses Farm to School Funding, Access to Nutrition Programs at School Nutrition Association of Vermont's 2026 Conference * More than 19,400 children face hunger in Vermont SHELBURNE, VT -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, delivered remarks Monday at the School Nutrition Association of Vermont's 2026 "Seeds of Change: Growin  more
Welch Joins Over 90 Bicameral Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Drop Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Over 90 Bicameral Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Drop Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA-08), and 87 bicameral lawmakers in demanding Pres  more