AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 23 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: Governor Janet Mills today extended the State of Civil Emergency (PDF) through January 20, 2021. The Governor's decision to extend the emergency is in line with nearly every other state in the nation which have ongoing emergency declarations, according to the National Governors Association. For example, the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both renewed their States of Emergency this month.  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 24 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on Dec. 23: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement thanking the Public Service Department for its efforts to advocate for the reinstatement of the moratorium on household utility disconnects, and the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) for approving the Department's filing. The PUC order, announced Tuesday, reinstates the moratorium on involuntary disconnection on Vermont's  more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Dec. 22 (TNSPer) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: Vermont Law School (VLS) professors Hillary Hoffmann and Jonathan Rosenbloom have been elected to The American Law Institute (ALI), a leading independent organization that produces scholarly work that clarifies, modernizes, and improves the law, and therefore, the administration of justice. ALI's membership is comprised of judges, lawyers, and law professors, and is selected on the basis of o more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Dec. 21: Attorney General T.J. Donovan today announced a settlement of the Consumer Protection Act enforcement action brought to stop a price-gouging scheme involving surgical masks by Big Brother Security Programs, Inc. and its owner Shelley Palmer. The settlement required the defendants to provide nearly 80,000 units of personal protective equipment (PPE) to Central Vermont Medical  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Attorney General T.J. Donovan, along with the attorneys general of 27 states, has entered into a settlement with Sabre Corporation that resolves an investigation into the 2017 data breach of Sabre Hospitality Solutions' hotel booking system. The breach exposed the data of approximately 1.3 million credit cards. The settlement requires a payment of $2.4 million, of which the State of Ver more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Dec. 23: Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced today that his office has reached a $150,000 settlement with TPB International, LLC, which operates www.vaporfi.com, for violations of Vermont's Delivery Sales Ban and Vermont's Consumer Protection Act. Under the settlement, TPB International, LLC resolved claims that it sold through its website electronic cigarettes, e-liquids, and oth more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 23 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Dec. 22: As COVID-19 case growth in Vermont has stabilized, Governor Phil Scott today announced a small, temporary modification to restrictions on multi-household gatherings during the holidays, a phased restart of youth sports and restoration of earlier guidance allowing outdoor activities. Between December 23 and January 2, households may gather with one other trusted household. State officials s more PR