COLCHESTER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Saint Michael's College issued the following news: Two dozen students gathered on January 12 and 13 for full-day conferences focused on ethical leadership. Most of the students were in leadership positions on campus and were attending voluntarily to participate in the small group workshops, presentations, and skill building. "You all have potential and, frankly, the responsibility to be a leader when the opportunity arrives," Heidi St. Peter, Director of Purpose  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 25 - The University of Kansas School of Law issued the following news: The University of Kansas School of Law's Legal Aid Clinic will host a Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Clinic this spring in partnership with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office and Lawrence Public Library. The clinic will take place in person from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 12 in the library's auditorium, 707 Vermont St. "As a public library, we understand that knowledge is power a  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 25 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The University of Kansas School of Law's Legal Aid Clinic will host a Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Clinic this spring in partnership with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office and Lawrence Public Library. The clinic will take place in person from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 12 in the library's auditorium, 707 Vermont St. "As a public library, we understand that knowledge is power and helps peop  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced today that Governor Janet Mills has been elected by her fellow governors to serve as the State Co-Chair of the Commission. Created in 2008, the NBRC is a Federal-State partnership focused on alleviating economic distress and encouraging private sector job creation in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. The Commission is led   more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Middlebury College issued the following news: * * * The Axinn Center for the Humanities will administer the grant focused on teaching students about migrants' experiences in collaboration with local organizations * * * A three-year, $1.48 million grant from the Mellon Foundation's Humanities for All Times initiative will support work to examine local and global issues related to migration. The grant will fund a project by Middlebury's Axinn Center for the Hu  more

COLCHESTER, Vermont, Jan. 26 -- Saint Michael's College issued the following news: Many people fly a flag at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to celebrate climbing their way to 19,341 feet, but Jackson Sargent '24 might be the very first person to ever fly his Saint Michael's College sweatshirt on the peak of Africa's highest mountain. The St. Mike's senior completed a semester-long study abroad program in Tanzania in fall 2023 studying wildlife conservation and political ecology. After four month  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: In a new pilot course at the UVM Larner College of Medicine, medical students learn about culinary medicine-the pairing of nutritional science with preventative health care. Molly Hurd and Sarah Krumholz, co-leaders of Larner's Lifestyle Medicine Student Interest Group, recognized the value of including nutrition in medical education. Working with faculty advisor Whitney Calkins, M.D., assistant professor of  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 25 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: Attorney General Charity Clark has resolved an investigation into security deposit withholdings at five motels housing Vermonters through the State's Transitional Housing Program (also referred to as the "motel program"). The settlement provides $300,000 in restitution for qualified former occupants of the program who stayed in motels owned by Anil Sachdev or by companies he controls, along  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a $2,350,733 settlement with the estate of a former owner of a dry cleaner site, resolving over a decade of litigation with the State. The settlement resolves claims brought by the Attorney General's Office on behalf of the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) for remediation of hazardous materials emanating from a former dry clea  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 23 -- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * Opinion: The Importance of a Resilience Implementation Strategy By ANR Secretary Julie Moore Last year will be remembered for a series of environmental disasters and is a clear indication that our changing climate is already threatening Vermonters' health, safety, quality of life and economic security. Vermonters are strong, and tough too, but this past year has le  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Governor Phil Scott, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (VDHP) and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation today announced grants totaling $319,090 to 19 municipalities and non-profit organizations in six counties to facilitate the restoration and rehabilitation of Vermont landmarks and important historic buildings and structures. These grants will help to le  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: Governor Phil Scott today delivered his eighth budget address to the General Assembly, proposing strategic investments and funding current services, while growing at a sustainable rate. Importantly, the budget does not impose any new taxes or fees on already overburdened Vermonters. As he did in his State of the State, the Governor asked lawmakers to work with him to address the core  more