BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 16 -- Democracy for America issued the following statement: * * * Statement from Democracy for America CEO, Yvette Simpson, on Rep. Deb Haaland's Confirmation as Interior Secretary: Deb Haaland epitomizes everything we envision our country to be -- progressive, ecologically conscious, and resilient, with a vision for clean water, clear air, and clean energy. Her leadership is the balm our country needs at this critical time for our environment. We rejoice in her  more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 20 (TNSPer) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on March 19, 2021: The University of Vermont today announced the appointment of Fitzroy B. "Roy" Beckford, Ph.D., as associate dean and director of UVM Extension in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). "I am delighted to welcome Dr. Beckford to the UVM and UVM Extension communities," said UVM President Suresh Garimella. "I believe deeply in Extension's value to the state and its abilit more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 18 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: Governor Janet Mills today extended the State of Civil Emergency through April 15, 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 Governor of Vermont extended Vermont's State of Emergency yesterday. "We are in a race be more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on March 15, 2021: In 1966, US Army scientists drilled down through nearly a mile of ice in northwestern Greenland--and pulled up a fifteen-foot-long tube of dirt from the bottom. Then this frozen sediment was lost in a freezer for decades. It was accidentally rediscovered in 2017. In 2019, University of Vermont scientist Andrew Christ looked at it through his microscope--and couldn't believe what he  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Attorney General T.J. Donovan and Secretary of State Jim Condos are warning Vermont businesses that a Florida-based company, Centurion Filing Services, LLC, calling itself VT Certificate Service, is mailing businesses a request for payment for a "certificate of good standing." The mailing--which looks like a bill requesting a "fee" of $87.50--has the recipient's information pre-printed more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following statement on March 16, 2021: * * * Attorney General T.J. Donovan today expressed disappointment when reacting to the plan Purdue Pharma filed in bankruptcy court. Along with 23 other states, Attorney General Donovan released the below statement: "We are disappointed in this plan. While it contains improvements over the proposal that Purdue announced and we rejected in September 2019, it falls shor more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced that the State of Vermont filed a civil lawsuit in Orleans County Superior Court for timber trespass at Hazen's Notch State Park. The State alleges that, in 2019, the Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) observed an area of trees and shrubs cut on State land within a designated natural area of the Park. In its Complaint, the State a more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on March 16, 2021: Attorney General T.J. Donovan submitted comments yesterday expressing his concerns about U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) recent proposal to place Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS) towers in Vermont towns, including Derby, Franklin, Richford, and Troy. While recognizing the importance of border monitoring for legitimate law enforcement reasons--to more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 20 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 19, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today laid out the projected timeline for all remaining age bands, which will govern the state's vaccination distribution process moving forward. Based on the supply assurances from the federal government, the state aims to have all Vermonters who can be vaccinated to be fully immunized by the end of June. Currently, all Vermonters age 65 and older, and those 1 more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 18 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today signed S.110, An act relating to extending eligibility for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, and issued the following statement: "We know too many Vermonters are still struggling from the economic impacts of the pandemic, and we must work to support them as we approach more normalcy in the days ahead. As more Vermonters return to work, this b more PR