MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 8 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 7, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * S.7, An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records * S.13, An act relating to Pupil Weighting Factors Report * S.22, An act relating to health care practitioners administering stem cell produ more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 8 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 8, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.106, An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools * H.183, An act relating to sexual violence * H.289, An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regul more PR

CASTLETON, Vermont, June 11 (TNSAwa) -- Castleton University issued the following news: Volunteer extraordinaire and dedicated Spartan alumna Cecelia Hunt '11 was awarded the 2020 Spartan Service Award of Excellence by Castleton University. Recognized for her years of distinguished service in the Castleton community and beyond, Hunt has served as a member of the Friends of the Fair Haven Library, a Fair Haven Library trustee, the Fair Haven Town moderator, the Slate Valley Unified School Distri more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, June 10 (TNSPer) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Professor Delcianna (Delci) Winders, a renowned animal law expert and advocate, will join the Vermont Law School (VLS) faculty this fall as a visiting associate professor of law and Animal Law Program director. Winders joins VLS from Lewis & Clark Law School, where she directed the world's first law school clinic dedicated to farmed animal advocacy. She brings to VLS a wealth o more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, June 10 -- Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced that Seattle is the first major American city to fully vaccinate 70 percent of its residents 12 years-old and older. Seattle has surpassed the City of San Francisco which had been leading the country in vaccinations and the State of Vermont which is leading all states in vaccination rates. Seattle also exceeded Governor Inslee's goal in vaccinati more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 10 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointments of two deputy commissioners, as well over 120 appointments to State boards and commissions since April 1. Extended Cabinet Appointments Alex Farrell, deputy commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development Alex Farrell has served on the Board of Commissioners of the Vermont State Housing Authority since 2019 and has s more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 8 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today signed the state budget (H.439, An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government) for state fiscal year 2022, which begins July 1. "This is a truly transformational budget that will allow us to recover from the pandemic and address some longstanding challenges, including our workforce shortage and economic inequity that exists from county more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 12 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced new walk-in clinics available across Vermont throughout the weekend, including at numerous State parks as part of the annual Vermont Days Weekend. As of Thursday, 79.6% of eligible (12+) Vermonters have received at least one dose of the COVID-19, which means 2,093 more people are needed to reach Governor Scott's goal to vaccinate 80% of the eligibl more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 9 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following commentary: * * * This past year has proven what we have long known to be true: Vermonters are resilient and know how to come together to get through tough times. While we should all be proud that our brave little state has led the nation in responding to COVID-19, the all too familiar stories of working families and small businesses hurt by the pandemic are devastating. While in some instances we know the toll more PR