CANAAN, Vermont, May 15 -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, issued the following news release: Canaan Schools has been awarded a $5,000 grant to support classroom technology upgrades from Consolidated Communications' Consolidated Connects Educational Grant Program. Consolidated joined students, teachers and faculty in celebrating the grant award at a check presentation during a school assembly on Friday, May 10. This grant will allow Canaan Schools  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on May 13, 2024: * * * DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement on Gov. Phil Scott announcing his reelection campaign: "Gov. Phil Scott's decision to seek reelection will only further stifle progress on the issues that Vermont's working families care about most. "Gov. Scott's legacy includes opposing paid family leave, refusing to increase the minimum wage, and ignor  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 13 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following adjournment address on May 11, 2024: * * * Governor Phil Scott today delivered his annual adjournment address to lawmakers. A transcript of the Senate-version of Governor's remarks as prepared can be found below: Governor Scott: Mr. President, Pro Tem. Baruth, Leader Clarkson, Leader Brock, and Members of the Senate: It's been a challenging few years for us. At the beginning of the biennium, we were still recove  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, May 18 -- The Vermont Law and Graduate School issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Vermont Law and Graduate School's Environmental Advocacy Clinic filed suit today in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire on behalf of forest protection group Standing Trees. The suit challenges commercial logging projects recently approved by the United States Forest Service in the White Mountain National Forest, in Piermont and Gorham, New Hamp  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 15 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on May 14, 2024 : Attorney General Charity Clark today thanked the Legislature for explicitly codifying the crime of nonconsensual "deepfake" pornography. The change, contained in bill H.878, was added to Vermont's Revenge Porn Statute and will be making its way to the Governor's desk. Deepfakes use artificial intelligence to alter photos, videos, or audio to make it look like someone is doin  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 18 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Governor Phil Scott today announced that Secretary Kristin Clouser will be leaving her role leading the Agency of Administration next week. Secretary Clouser was first appointed by Governor Scott as deputy secretary of the Agency in November of 2020. In December of 2021, he named Clouser secretary of administration. Prior to her appointment, she served as the chief of the Human Service  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 18 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Governor Phil Scott today named Amanda Wheeler, of Bradford, as his press secretary, effective Monday, May 20. She will now serve as the primary contact for press inquiries for the Governor's Office. Wheeler has served as a special assistant to the Governor since July 2022, where she managed scheduling, events planning, and labor and workforce policy. She previously worked in the Commi  more