WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In December 2023, Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, had the lowest unemployment rate among metropolitan areas, at 1.6 percent. The next lowest rates were in Fargo, North Dakota-Minnesota, and Manhattan, Kansas, 1.7 percent each. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 18.3 percent. A total of 9 areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0 perc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- 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 Terrence Anderson, 56, of Burlington, Vermont was sentenced today to a 5-year term of imprisonment, following his guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon: On Thursday, February 22, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks delivered closing remarks via video teleconference at the 28th Council of Governors plenary meeting being held in Washington, D.C. In the session, she participated alongside Council Co-Chairs Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Governor Phil Scott of Vermont; Secretary of the Department of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $43 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Vermont drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in water in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Feb. 23, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting: * * * Thank you, Tom. Governor Cox, Mr. Chairman, thank you for your work and your efforts to foster a more constructive, respectful dialogue in our debates. Joe is grateful for your leadership, and I'm grateful to you and Abby for the warm welcome in Utah last month. Good morning. It's great to be here with all of you. Governor  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Zaquikon T. Roy, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, was arraigned on February 20, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont on a superseding indictment charging the following: conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, fentanyl, and 500 grams or more of cocaine; two counts of distribution   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Terrence Anderson, 56, of Burlington, Vermont was sentenced today to a 5-year term of imprisonment, following his guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also ordered Anderson to serve a 4  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Stepping Stones Children's Center, Inc. ("Stepping Stones"), a childcare center that provides childcare services for children ages 2 years old to 5 years old in Burlington, Vermont, to resolve allegations that Stepping Stones was not operating in compli  more