MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 26 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott has named Nancy Waples of Hinesburg to the Vermont Supreme Court. Judge Waples has served on the Vermont Superior Court since 2015. "As I have said, there are few responsibilities a governor has that are more significant than naming a justice to the Supreme Court," said Governor Scott. "Character, competence, commitment, and chemistry are the qualities I seek when decidin more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2022: Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and UVM today announced the establishment of the Agilent Laboratory for Chemical Analysis (ALCA). The facility, to be housed in Discovery Hall, will be a hub for advanced instrumentation that will allow students, institutional colleagues, industrial partners, and regional high-tech start-ups to study the composition and structure of chemical samples. more PR

CASTLETON, Vermont, Feb. 25 (TNSOps) -- Castleton University issued the following news: As a student Iyanna Williams imagined a career working in sales, having concentrated in marketing for her degree. Nearly four years later, she's found herself fully immersed in the world of development and fundraising. "I kind of just fell in love with the relationship-building aspect. Marketing and development are not very far off," she said. After moving to Boston, Williams was working for a temp agency  more PR

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Feb. 26 (TNSOps) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: The Middlebury Board of Trustees held its winter meeting February 11-12 via Zoom. Board members received an update on academic initiatives, finances, and fundraising, and participated in a professional development session on the campaign, now in the leadership phase. At an earlier meeting in December 2021, the trustees approved tenure for five faculty members. In the opening session on February 11, Vice Pres more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 26 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022: Attorney General T.J. Donovan today announced the final approval of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation's three major pharmaceutical distributors - Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen - and Johnson & Johnson. Following successful state sign-on and subdivision sign-on periods, the distributors will start releasing funds to a national administrator on A more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following transcript on Feb. 22, 2022: At his weekly media briefing, Governor Phil Scott and Administration Secretary Kristin Clouser today emphasized the importance of investing historic federal funds wisely to ensure Vermonters see the greatest value. Reacting to the current version of the Budget Adjustment bill (BAA), which makes mid-year appropriations rather than waiting for the new fiscal year on July 1, they called  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 23 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: * *.* This afternoon, Lt. Governor Gray released the following statement in response to Governor Scott's veto of S.30: "S.30, an act relating to prohibiting possession of firearms within hospital buildings, would provide a necessary and sensible update to our laws by strengthening background checks for those purchasing firearms, closing the "Charleston Loophole", keeping guns out of our hospitals,  more PR