CASTLETON, Vermont, Aug. 11 (TNSAwa) -- Castleton University issued the following news: The Castleton Alumni Association will recognize the many talents and achievements of alumnus Phillip Modesti by presenting the 1990 graduate with the University's Outstanding Alumni Award for 2021, which will be celebrated at a small in-person ceremony on campus in August. Established in 2005, the Outstanding Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves through their professional accompli more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 12 -- Democracy for America issued the following news release: Ahead of the 2022 election cycle, Democracy for America (DFA) endorses Reps. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Cori Bush (MO-01), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Marie Newman (IL-03), and Katie Porter (CA-45) for reelection. Previously, DFA has endorsed all six candidates, with the exception of Kim, across the 2018 and 2020 cycles. All six candidates have proven to be fierce advocates for progressive values dur more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news release: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called Wednesday for the General Assembly to pass an amendment to the state constitution to ensure that only U.S. citizens be allowed to vote in Georgia elections. "Only American citizens should be voting in our elections, that's why I'm calling on the General Assembly to act and pass a constitutional amendment ensuring this is the standard for generations to com more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * Food insecurity reached record levels during the Covid-19 pandemic and remains above pre-pandemic levels one year later. * * * Food insecurity in Vermont reached record levels during the Covid-19 pandemic with nearly one in three Vermonters experiencing food insecurity at some point since March 2020. Now, new research from the University of Vermont finds nearly two-thirds (62%) of those Vermon more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced that cities, towns and villages expecting to receive American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Local Fiscal Recovery (ARPA-LRF) funds should receive their payments in the next few days. The State disbursed the first payment of $29 million in ARPA-LRF to 274 eligible local governments today, August 9. As the result of grants of State fiscal recovery ARPA fund more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced a series of walk-in vaccination clinics that will be open at schools and other sites across Vermont this week. You can either walk-in, or visit healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine to make an appointment, either online or by phone. "Vermont continues to have the highest vaccination rate in the nation and among the highest in the world," said Governor Scott. more PR