WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In May 2023, there were 215 metropolitan areas that had unemployment rates below the national U.S. rate of 3.4 percent, 153 areas had rates above the national rate, and 21 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.3 percent, in May 2023. The next lowest rate was in Manches  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: * * * Latest round of funding supports Arkansas, Louisiana, Vermont * * * To help identify and address barriers workers face regarding access to state unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $9.5 million in equity grants to Arkansas, Louisiana and Vermont. Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: * * * Oct. 16 deadline, other dates extended to nov. 15 * * * Flooding victims anywhere in Vermont now have until Nov. 15, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. The IRS is offering relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), includ  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued a proclamation allowing national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close offices in areas affected by flooding in Vermont. In issuing the proclamation, the OCC expects that only those bank offices directly affected by potentially unsaf  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding beginning on July 7, 2023, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Chittenden, Lamoille, Rutland, Washington,   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: This morning, while in Vilnius, Lithuania, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the areas affected by flooding beginning on July 9, 2023, and continuing. The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Keniel Santiago (a.k.a. "Kas"), 20, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was arraigned yesterday on drug and firearms trafficking charges. A federal grand jury, sitting in Rutland, charged Santiago with five counts: one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine base  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, Nikolas P. Kerest, issued the following news release: NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (NextGen), an electronic health record ("EHR") technology vendor, has agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that NextGen violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of its EHR software and providing unlawful remuneration to its users to induce them to recommend NextGen's software. "Elec  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 12, 2023: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Communities from Extreme Heat Fueled by the Climate Crisis New measures will protect communities from extreme heat Millions of Americans are being impacted by extreme heat waves, which are growing in intensity, frequency, and duration due to climate change. In June, heat waves broke records across the country. Puerto Rico experienced its  more