WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In July 2023, there were a total of 5,841,000 unemployed people and 8,827,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.7 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 5.3 percent. Among the states, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Vermont each had 0.3 unemployed person per job opening. Job openings  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced that Melinda Morgan, 41, and Dale Taylor, 39, of Colchester, Vermont were arraigned today on drug trafficking and gun charges arising from a June 30, 2023 traffic stop near Brattleboro, Vermont. According to the indictment in the case, at the time of the stop  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Roosevelt Norris, 54, of Rutland, Vermont, appeared on Friday, September 22, 2023, before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle after the federal grand jury in Burlington charged him with three counts of distributing cocaine base, a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Vermont residents affected by July's severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides have two weeks left to apply for FEMA assistance. The deadline to apply is October 12, 2023. If you had storm-related expenses and live or own a business in Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham or Windsor counties, you should appl  more