COLCHESTER, Vermont, Feb. 5 -- Green Mountain Power issued the following news release: Green Mountain Power (GMP) is making it simple and affordable for business customers to install electric vehicle chargers for the public and their employees with a new Workplace Charging pilot program. The turnkey package includes the Level 2 charger, software, installation, project management, maintenance and financing. The cost could be as low as $35 per month for a single charger. GMP partnered with the Ve more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 6 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Senate Democrats worked Thursday until early this morning securing votes on dozens of amendments in order to pave the way for the passage of President Biden's much-needed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package. The package included a federal minimum wage increase to $15 an hour, which was shot down by Republicans who introduced an amendment to stop the wage increase during the pandemic. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermon more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 5 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2021: A seat at the tables on the first floor of Howe Library has long been a prime UVM study spot. Along the walls of this student hub, in the form of the H. Lawrence McCrorey Gallery of Multicultural Art, the spirit of one of the university's most respected and beloved professors continues to exert a quiet influence. Established at his retirement in 1995, it's a fitting memorial for a champion of soc more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Feb. 3 -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today announced that the National Center on Restorative Justice (NCRJ) based at Vermont Law School (VLS) will receive a second $3 million grant from the Department of Justice (DOJ). "There was no doubt that when Vermont Law School and its partners like the University of Vermont were awarded the inaugural grant to establish the National Center on Resto more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Feb. 2 -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: The director of Vermont Law School's (VLS) Environmental Justice Clinic (EJC) has been appointed by President Joseph Biden, Jr., to a prominent role in his administration fighting racial and economic disparities in environmental policies. Marianne Engelman-Lado has been named deputy general counsel for environmental initiatives at the Environmental Protection Agency. The position highlights the legal e more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 4 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: Attorney General T.J. Donovan today filed a lawsuit on behalf of State Auditor Doug Hoffer against OneCare Vermont after the accountable care organization breached its contract with the State by repeatedly refusing to provide accounting records to the State Auditor. OneCare, the state's only accountable care organization, is charged with improving the health of Vermonters more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Attorney General T.J. Donovan wants to hear from young Vermonters about their thoughts on the environment. For the first time ever, the Attorney General's Office is holding an Earth Day Essay Challenge and asking 5th and 6th graders all around Vermont to submit essays on the environment. "Young Vermonters are in touch with our environment," said Attorney General Donovan. "They enjoy tim more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 5 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2021: Attorney General T.J. Donovan today announced that the State of Vermont will receive $1.536 million as part of a multi-state settlement with McKinsey & Company, one of the world's largest consulting firms, for the company's role in the opioid epidemic. The settlement resolves investigations into the company's work for opioid companies, helping those companies to promote t more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 2 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced that he has appointed Monica Hutt, currently the commissioner of the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, as chief prevention officer, and Maggie Gendron as deputy secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources. Monica Hutt, Chief Prevention Officer Monica Hutt was first appointed commissioner of the Department of Disabilities, Ag more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today took additional actions to address and correct the tax form errors announced by the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) on Monday. Specifically, the Governor has dispatched two senior-level tactical response teams to VDOL to expedite the response to the 1099-G tax form errors; asked State Auditor Doug Hoffer to conduct a performance audit to identify the root c more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced that the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) has received more than $26 million in federal funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to support public transit across the state. The $26,772,119 award may be used to pay for 100% of public transit operations and vehicles. Most federal funds for publi more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 2 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced that Vermont businesses will see another rate decrease in workers' compensation insurance in 2021. This is the fifth straight year workers' compensation rates have decreased, and when combined with decreases from 2017-2020, Vermont employers will pay an average of 36% less in workers' compensation premiums than they did in 2016. "As we work to grow t more PR