MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 6 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 5, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On May 4, Governor Scott signed a bill of the following title: * H.195, An act relating to use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement in cases involving sexual exploitation of children On May 5, Governor Scott signed a bill of the following title: * H.128, An act relat more PR

CASTLETON, Vermont, May 7 (TNSPro) -- Castleton University issued the following news: Castleton Center for Schools, the region's leader in professional development for educators, is offering a broad spectrum of graduate-level courses this summer to meet the needs of pre K-12 educators and administrators. Center for Schools will offer most of its summer courses through synchronous and/or asynchronous online delivery or in an outdoor setting with proper social distancing measures. The convenient more PR

CASTLETON, Vermont, May 5 (TNSPar) -- Castleton University issued the following news: Castleton University is one of 13 Vermont colleges partnering with the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development and Vermont Student Assistance Program for the Choose Vermont Scholarship program. The program will award 14 $5,000 scholarships to students who commit to attending Castleton University or another Vermont college by June 1. In total, the Choose Vermont Scholarship program will award appr more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 8 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 7, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Riley Allen of Montpelier to serve as a member of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). "During his time as deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Service, Riley has proven to be a thoughtful and capable leader, who understands the importance of making Vermont more affordable," said Governor Scott. "I'm confident Riley has  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 7 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following remarks: * * * On Thursday, May 6th, Lt. Governor Molly Gray joined Senator Leahy, Governor Scott, Dr. Levine, and other leaders to deliver remarks regarding federal COVID relief funding allocated to Vermont to address substance use disorder. A transcript of the Lt. Governor's remarks are provided below: "Senator Leahy, once again you have put the needs of our small, rural state at the forefront. Your leadershi more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 6 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * Lt. Governor Gray released the following statement following the Senate's passage of H.428, an act relating to hate-motivated crimes and misconduct: "As a former prosecutor, and trained human rights lawyer, I wanted to applaud the legislature for their leadership on H.428. "Our democracy thrives when we amend the law from what it has been to what it should be. H. 428 will give prosecutors more more PR