BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 12 -- Democracy for America issued the following statement by CEO Yvette Simpson: * * * Vice President Joe Biden just announced that he has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate in the 2020 election. Here's Democracy for America's reaction to Biden's selection of Harris as Vice President: "Vice President Biden's selection of Senator Kamala Harris gives Democrats a historic opportunity to defeat Donald Trump, break through a glass ceiling for Black women, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement by Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: * * * DGA Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today issued the following statement on Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman's primary victory in Vermont: "Congratulations to Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman on his primary victory tonight. David has spent his career fighting for equality, clean air and clean water, and an economy that works for all Vermonters. As a State legislator in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on by Executive Director Noam Lee: * * * DGA Executive Director Noam Lee today issued the following statement on Vermont Gov. Phil Scott becoming the official GOP nominee for governor: "Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has stood in the way of progress and failed working families. Under Scott's watch, multimillionaires have gotten richer, and working Vermonters have suffered. "Scott caved to partisan pressure, d more PR

SMITHFIELD, North Carolina, Aug. 11 -- Johnston Community College issued the following news: Nancy Stearns Bercaw is Johnston Community College's new senior director of communications and marketing. She comes to JCC from her prior role as senior advisor for communications and marketing at Ajman University in the United Arab Emirates. During her three-year tenure at Ajman, Bercaw helped the institution attract significant global visibility and earn recognition as having the third most internati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: Did Vermont Democrats acknowledge the futility of their efforts to take on one on of the nation's most popular governors by selecting fringe Lt. Governor David Zuckerman as their nominee? Not only has Zuckerman never met a tax he didn't like; he has embraced extreme stances on issues from public health to public safety that put him outside of even the 2020 Democratic Party mainstream. The list of tax more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release on Aug. 10: A Stronger Vermont, an organization supported by the Republican Governors Association (RGA), today released a new digital ad featuring testimonials praising Governor Phil Scott from some unexpected sources - Democratic gubernatorial candidates Lt. Governor David Zuckerman and Rebecca Holcombe. View the ad below or by clicking here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HURSU2zWe2U&feature=youtu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: The Republican Governors Association (RGA) released the following statements on the results of the Vermont gubernatorial primary: "The RGA congratulates Governor Scott on officially securing the Republican nomination to continue leading Vermont through these challenging times and ahead to a brighter future," said RGA Chairman Governor Greg Abbott. "Phil Scott has a proven track record of putting Verm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Aug. 11: Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that will require the federal government to eliminate all shortages of face masks and distribute masks to the public as soon as possible. The bill is sponsored by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and has over a dozen cosponsors, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Other cosponsers include U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, U.S. Sena more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 12 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on Aug. 11: Following the Finding Answers Together teach-in series on identifying and eradicating systemic racism, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion encouraged the UVM community to actively and authentically engage with racial justice issues at a recent webinar series, Beyond Brave Spaces: Conversations to Inform and Move to Action Together. On August 5, Vice President Wanda Heading-Grant opened N more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 13 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Tonight, the Vermont Republican Party nominated Scott Milne, a two time failed candidate for statewide office, for a position he once disparaged. Milne declined to run for lieutenant governor in 2016 opting to run for U.S. Senate, saying: "so I can get in line to do something down the road, which is basically what everyone that's doing lieutenant governor is doing, right?" Instead, Milne more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 13 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Attorney General T.J. Donovan today announced a settlement with Santander Consumer USA, Inc. resolving complaints of unfair or deceptive practices relating to subprime auto loans. The settlement resolves the Attorney General's claim that Santander Consumer USA's subprime lending practices violated consumer protection laws by exposing consumers to unnecessarily high levels of  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 14 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Attorney General T.J. Donovan has filed an amicus brief with the Vermont Supreme Court arguing that the Vermont Constitution protects all Vermonters accused of a crime in state court--even when the evidence leading to the charge was initially obtained by a federal officer. The brief, filed earlier this week in State v. Walker-Brazie, argues that a person charged with a crime in state co more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) today announced that the Legislature has approved funding to accelerate the completion of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT). As proposed in the Governor's FY21 budget, the allocation totals $2.8 million, which will be matched by $11.3 million in federal funds, to complete construction of the trail by the summer of  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 13: Governor Phil Scott today announced the recipients of $3.2 million in Downtown and Village Center tax credits to support 30 projects in 27 Vermont communities. "I'm proud to see Vermont's continued commitment to investing in their downtowns during these uncertain times - it is a testament to our sense of community and entrepreneurship, and I'm pleased the state can support this work throug more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 13: Governor Phil Scott today announced that the State of Vermont will distribute up to 300,000 cloth face coverings to the public, emergency responders and select agencies throughout the month of August. The State Emergency Operations Center procured the masks from those donated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As of August 1, fa more PR