DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 17 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and six other Secretaries submitted a letter to the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission voicing opposition to Kroger Company's proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Companies, Inc. In addition to Secretary Griswold, the letter is co-signed by Arizona Secretary Adrian Fontes, Vermont Secretary Sarah Copeland-Hanz  more

PUTNEY, Vermont, Aug. 16 -- Landmark College issued the following news release: Landmark College, a global leader in educating neurodivergent students, is excited to collaborate with Equinix, the Silicon Valley-based digital infrastructure company, effective August 1, 2023. The primary purpose of the 12-month agreement is to build a mutually beneficial program that includes internship opportunities for Landmark College students where possible, and professional development opportunities for Equ  more

RIPTON, Vermont, Aug. 16 -- Middlebury College issued the following news on Aug. 15, 2023: The Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English concluded its 104th session by conferring 49 master's degrees across three campuses, including 48 Master of Arts and one Master of Letters degrees. Of the graduates, 23 studied in Vermont for their final summer, 14 at Oxford, and five at Bread Loaf's California campus at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Seven finished their Bread Loaf studies   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Alex Bunin and appointed Jay Cohen to the Governing Board of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The Commission provides financial and technical support to counties to develop and maintain quality and cost-effective indigent defense systems. Alex Bunin of Houston is the chief public defender of Harris County. He has assisted  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 15 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: The University of Vermont has announced its intention to partner with AAM 15 Management LLC to build undergraduate housing on the east side of its main campus. A letter of intent was signed today by UVM and AAM 15. "Catamount Woods" will accommodate approximately 540 undergraduate students in apartments near the southern edge of Centennial Woods. UVM already leases the property to AAM 15, owners of the neighbo  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Aug. 16 -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: Vermont Law and Graduate School's Entrepreneurial Legal Laboratory (VLSell) has introduced a new legal assistance program supporting businesses impacted by recent flooding. Under this initiative, VLSell has coordinated with volunteer attorneys to provide free legal assistance and education to businesses navigating the legal complexities of flood recovery. VLSell has partnered in this initiative with   more