MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: National Governors Association Chair Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu welcomed governors, national experts and students to New Hampshire for the first in a series of bipartisan events to help address toxic polarization in America - the aim of Gov. Cox's 2023-24 NGA Chair's Initiative: Disagree Better. The bipartisan event was also attended by Maine Gov. Janet Mills, M  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Sept. 13 -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Middlebury College welcomed a diverse cohort of new faculty this fall with expertise in a broad range of academic disciplines, including computer science,languages, theater, religion, physics, economics, architecture, and education studies. "It has been a great pleasure to meet and talk with our many new faculty members," said Jeremy Ward, vice president for Academic Affairs. "They bring an enormous diversity of exp  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2023: Governor Tim Walz announced today that President Joe Biden has reappointed him to serve as co-chair of the bipartisan Council of Governors with Vermont Governor Phil Scott. The council, which consists of 10 governors of both parties, is responsible for advising the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related to the N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- NPR [National Public Radio] issued the following news release: NPR welcomes the election of new board members, including four Member Directors, four Public Directors and one Non-Board Distribution/Interconnection Committee member. Scott Finn, Vermont Public, Stephen George, Louisville Public Media, Myrna Johnson, Iowa Public Radio (incumbent), and Erika Pulley-Hayes, WAMU, Washington, D.C. (incumbent) were elected as Member Directors of NPR, with three-year terms beginn  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: The Gund Institute for Environment today announced 28 new Gund fellows and affiliates, comprised of researchers and leaders from the University of Vermont and beyond. "I am so pleased to welcome these esteemed scholars and experts to our global research community," says Gund Institute Director Taylor Ricketts. "They join our vibrant interdisciplinary network that is conducting research to inspire act  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 14 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office has reached a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, a company that leases consumer products nationwide. The settlement resolves a multistate investigation which revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to believe they were signing up for an installment plan or credit sale when, in reality, they were entering into a lease agreement. Th  more

BERLIN, Vermont, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Denise Reilly-Hughes as secretary of the Agency of Digital Services (ADS)and Jason Batchelder as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservations (DEC). * * * About Secretary Reilly-Hughes Secretary Reilly-Hughes was appointed deputy commissioner of ADS in January of 2023. She has served as interim secretary since Ju  more