Vermont news

• Ehlers calls on Governor Scott to stand with nurses

  13-07-2018 21:36 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — James Ehlers for Governor of Vermont
  July 11, 2018
  CONTACT:Sarah Anders, Communications [email protected]
  Ehlers Calls on Governor Scott to Stand With Nurses
  Burlington, VT — In advance of a nurses’ strike at UVMMC, James Ehlers, Democratic Candidate for Governor, released the following statement:
  “Governor Scott’s words on affordability need to match his actions. If Governor Scott wants to make Vermont more affordable, he should
  
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• Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard On Borders, Trade And US-Canada Relations dlvr.it/QbT08P https://t.co/RmeXpAWLq4

  13-07-2018 21:16 via twitter.com
  
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard On Borders, Trade And US-Canada Relations dlvr.it/QbT08P https://t.co/RmeXpAWLq4
  
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• LISTEN: Campaign 2018: Incumbent Congressman Peter Welch On His Priorities And Platform dlvr.it/QbSzF1 https://t.co/IEaC4UiIBt

  13-07-2018 21:13 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Campaign 2018: Incumbent Congressman Peter Welch On His Priorities And Platform dlvr.it/QbSzF1 https://t.co/IEaC4UiIBt
  
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• Rob Robinson promoted to finance VP at Saint Michael’s College

  13-07-2018 20:01 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Saint Michael’s CollegeJuly 6, 2018
  Contact:Mark [email protected]
  Robert S. (Rob) Robinson, Saint Michael’s College’s chief financial officer with more than a decade of experience in the finance office, has been promoted to vice president of finance. He is a 1991 graduate of the College with a degree in accounting.
  In a June 21 announcement to the community, then-President Jack Neuhauser said the promotion was “in recognition of
  
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• State’s Human Services Leaders push for reunification of migrant families

  13-07-2018 18:47 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Center for Independent LivingJune 27, 2018
  Contact:Sarah Launderville802-249-4939 (c)
  A diverse assembly of advocacy groups, peers, treatment and service providers and Agency of Human Service Departments within Vermont have come together to issue the following statement:
  We, a group of Vermont leaders in mental health, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities and other disabilities are strongly concerned about the effects of the Zero Tolerance Policy on
  
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• Norwich University recieves $20,000 grant for tiny house project

  13-07-2018 18:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Norwich UniversityJuly 9, 2018
  Contact: Daphne [email protected]
  NORTHFIELD – Norwich University has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the TD Bank Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank® to fund the design and building of additional tiny houses by students and faculty in the School of Architecture + Art and the David Crawford School of Engineering.
  The grant will support the Creating Aff
  
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• Colchester Police Chief to receive Hero of the Year award

  13-07-2018 18:31 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Hero of the Year AwardJuly 10, 2018
  Contact:John [email protected]
  Colchester Police Chief Jennifer Morrison will be awarded the Hero of the Year Award by Heroes Home Advantage of Chittenden County. The award will celebrate her distinguished career in Law Enforcement and her accomplishments over the past five years as Chief of the Colchester PD. The celebration will take place on July 17, 2018 at theAirport Park Pavilion in Colchester, VT from 5 to 7 PM.
  Chie
  
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• Green Mountain Care Board announces Vermont Health Connect rate hearings

  13-07-2018 18:21 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain Care BoardJuly 9, 2018Contact:Conor Kennedy802-828-1972
  The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) will hold hearings open to the public concerning the proposed 2019 Vermont Health Connect insurance rates on Monday, July 23rd (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont) and Tuesday, July 24th (MVP Health Plan, Inc.) in Room 11 of the Vermont State House beginning at 9:00 a.m. each morning.
  The GMCB encourages Vermonters to submit their comments on the proposed rates through
  
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• Vermont Agency of Agriculture: 2018 Legislative Session Provides Help to Vermont’s Rural Economy

  13-07-2018 18:18 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & MarketsJuly 10, 2018
  Contact:Scott Waterman802-828-2179802-622-4662
  Montpelier VT – At the end of the 2018 Vermont legislative session, a number of bills important to the state’s agricultural community became law.The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets worked closely with the legislature and administration to bring attention to Vermont’s important rural economy. These new laws help make Vermont more af
  
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• Animal law course launches at Vermont Law

  13-07-2018 18:15 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — People for Ethical Treatment of AnimalsJuly 10, 2018
  Contact:David Perle202-483-7382, ext. [email protected]
  South Royalton — Vermont Law School has this week welcomed PETA Foundation Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Delcianna Winders and PETA Foundation Supervising Veterinarian Dr. Heather Rally for a new summer course on animal-welfare law.
  Together with Donald Baur, a partner at Perkins Coie, Winders and Rally will focus on the ethical questions and legal
  
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• Annual IEHA Golf Tournament Supports Howard Center

  13-07-2018 18:13 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Annual IEHA Golf Tournament Supports Howard CenterJuly 10, 2018
  Contact:Martie [email protected]
  BURLINGTON, VT—Members of the Vert-Mont Chapter of the International ExecutiveHousekeepers Association (IEHA) recently presented Howard Center with a check for more than$8,000, raised through the group’s annual golf tournament at the Basin Harbor Club inVergennes, Vermont.
  This year marks the 23rd anniversary of the event which benefits Howard Center&rs
  
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• Road pitch 2018 in Hyde Park

  13-07-2018 18:08 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Lamoille Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)July 11, 2018
  Contact:John [email protected]
  The Lamoille Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) has selected and extensively coachedfive local entrepreneurs who will present their seven minute “pitches” to 60 or more motorcycleriders who are themselves successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors andbusiness advisors. The public is invited to come watch this live Verm
  
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• SCOV Law Blog: State’s independent contractors rules put to the test

  13-07-2018 17:45 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Eric Fanning. 
  In re Bourbeau Custom Homes, Inc., 2017 VT 51
  In Vermont, unemployment benefits are funded through a system of payroll taxes. Our state’s unemployment compensation law requires employers to pay taxes on wages paid to their employees. Following an audit conducted by the Department of Labor, Bourbeau Custom Homes Inc. was assessed just over $7,000 for unpaid unemployment taxes on wages paid to nine people, five
  
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• Defend Our Future hosts gala in support of youth grassroots environmental outreach

  13-07-2018 16:41 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Defend Our FutureJuly 5, 2018
  Contact:Marguerite Dooley(802) [email protected]
  Brattleboro, VT — Defend Our Future, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to empowering young people to act on climate change will be hosting their 1st ever Green Mountain Gala on Saturday, July 14th from 7-10pm at the Brattleboro Museum & Arts Center.
  Joined by Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman, Senate Majority Leader and Windham County Senator Becca
  
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• VSEA endorses Mike McCarthy and Kate Larose for house

  13-07-2018 16:38 via vtdigger.org
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Mike McCarthy and Kate LaroseJuly 11, 2018
  CONTACT:
  Mike McCarthy, Candidate for FRA 3-1 [email protected]
  Kate Larose,Candidate for FRA 3-1 [email protected]
  The Vermont State Employees Association and their 6,000 union members have endorsed the candidacies of Mike McCarthy and Kate Larose in the St. Albans House of Representatives race.
  Asked about the importance of the endorsement, McCarthy who represented the Franklin
  
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• Sterling College to offer course on growing CBD

  13-07-2018 16:34 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sterling CollegeJuly 11, 2018Contact:Katie Lavin, Director of Media Relations802.586.7711 x [email protected]
  Craftsbury Common — New legislation that went into effect on July 1 makes it easier to experiment with growing hemp in Vermont. A one-week immersion course focused on the entrepreneurial pursuit of growing and making value-added products from this Cannabidiol-rich plant is being offered through the School of the New American Farmstead, Sterling Coll
  
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• Next Steps Unclear During Second Day Of Nurses' Strike At UVM Medical Center dlvr.it/QbRFW8 https://t.co/VVFbAf8kHq

  13-07-2018 15:37 via twitter.com
  
  Next Steps Unclear During Second Day Of Nurses' Strike At UVM Medical Center dlvr.it/QbRFW8 https://t.co/VVFbAf8kHq
  
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• The Deeper Dig: UVM nurses strike for staffing relief

  13-07-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  Julie MacMillan, the nurses union’s lead negotiator, speaks at a rally near the hospital entrance on Day One of the strike. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerFor three months, nurses at the UVM Medical Center have been negotiating with hospital administrators for higher wages and better staffing ratios. When the two parties couldn’t reach an agreement this week, the nurses took to the picket lines.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss our health care coverage wi
  
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• State settles EB-5 fraud case with Quiros for $2M; Stenger for $100k

  13-07-2018 04:11 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan announces a $2.1 million settlement of the state’s investor fraud case against developers Ariel Quiros and Bill Stenger at a press conference Thursday on the city dock in Newport. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger
  NEWPORT – State officials have reached a $2.1 million settlement with the former Jay Peak developers at the center of an investor fraud scheme that regulators say spanned nearly a decade and bilked hundreds of millions of dollars from forei
  
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• State employees contract dispute goes to mediation

  13-07-2018 03:31 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Labor Relations Board members Richard Park (left) and Edward Clark at a hearing to consider the VSEA’s appeal of a March decision in the state employees’ contract negotiations. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  The Vermont State Employees Association and the state agreed Thursday go to mediation to resolve a protracted battle over the terms of the next contract for thousands of public employees.
  The two sides came to the agreement at a hearing before the Vermont Labor Relati
  
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• Former state trooper fined for illegal burning of derelict A-frame

  13-07-2018 03:31 via vtdigger.org
  Disposing of waste by burning in open fires without a permit is illegal in Vermont. File photo by Sebastian Ritter/Wikimedia Commons
  Aformer state trooper is facing a $10,760 fine for burning a house and other materials on his property, in violation of state air pollution regulations.
  Stephen McGranaghan resigned from the Vermont State Police following the December incident on his property in Stannard.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice c
  
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• Ex-Royalton cop who stole heroin from police evidence room gets 6 months

  13-07-2018 03:06 via vtdigger.org
  Oxycodone, Zoloft and fentanyl patches were among the drugs the former police officer and his girlfriend took from the police evidence closet. Creative Commons photo
  A former Royalton police officer charged with taking heroin and other drugs from the department’s evidence closet in July 2017, to give to a woman he was dating, was sentenced to six months in prison on Thursday.
  John Breault, 31, pleaded guilty in January of this year to the federal felony charge of distributing heroin. He re
  
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• Gubernatorial candidate Siegel announces opioid plan, backed by state’s attorney

  13-07-2018 02:51 via vtdigger.org
  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brenda Siegel marches in the July 4th parade in Montpelier. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brenda Siegel launched a comprehensive plan to fight opioid addiction on Thursday, joined by Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, who backed the plan.
  The four-part strategy focuses on harm reduction, treatment on demand, recovery and prevention, dual diagnosis support and criminal justice reform.Ge
  
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• Gov candidate Siegel announces opioid plan, backed by state’s attorney

  13-07-2018 02:51 via vtdigger.org
  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brenda Siegel marches in the July 4th parade in Montpelier. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brenda Siegel launched a comprehensive plan to fight opioid addiction on Saturday, joined by Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, who backed the plan.
  The four-part strategy focuses on harm reduction, treatment on demand, recovery and prevention, dual diagnosis support and criminal justice reform. G
  
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• Jack Hoffman: Property tax is what’s wrong with school taxes

  13-07-2018 02:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jack Hoffman, a policy analyst for Public Assets Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Montpelier.
  It was a messy finish to a messy legislative session, but Vermonters can take some comfort that no permanent damage was done to the state education funding system. It’s disappointing that the governor insisted on another year of pretend budgeting — using one-time revenue again to artificially lower property tax rates. But, h
  
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• John Freitag: Contested elections vital to democracy

  13-07-2018 01:56 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Freitag, who has been long active in town government and civic activities. He is currently serving as vice chair of the Strafford Selectboard, moderator of the Universalist Society of Strafford, town recreation areas manager and secretary of the Strafford Area Lions Club.
  Over the course of the state budget impasse I often urged the parties involved to work for a solution and save the larger political debate on broader policy issues for a more appr
  
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• Elisabeth Fontaine & Jennifer Laurent: Making the healthy choice the easy choice

  13-07-2018 01:54 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Elisabeth Fontaine, M.D., of Swanton, and Jennifer Laurent, of Burlington. Fontaine is the medical director of Life Medicine at Northwestern Medical Center and of RiseVT. Laurent is the principal study investigator for the RiseVT study and an associate professor of Nursing at the University of Vermont.
  A new study conducted in Franklin and Grand Isle counties projects a concerning trend for the health of our kids and the future cost of health care. Whil
  
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