MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 21 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. * * * Reflecting on the bills coming to his desk this year, Governor Scott said: "Over the last few years, I've tried to meet legislators in the middle, so we can achieve shared priorities. Unfortunately, due to a lack of balance in the Legislature, opposing perspectives and data are often not listened to, o  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 24 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following transcript of a news conference on May 23, 2024: * * * At his weekly press conference Wednesday, Governor Phil Scott discussed his decision-making on bills coming to his desk. He highlighted the challenge of balancing benefits, costs and risks, his Administration's efforts to find compromise, and concerns about the realities of new costs and short timelines for numerous new initiatives coming out of the Legislature  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, May 21 -- The Vermont Law and Graduate School issued the following news release: Vermont Law and Graduate School's Beth Locker has been selected to serve on the executive committee for the Association of American Law School's Clinical Legal Education Section. Locker serves as associate dean for experiential learning and professor of law at VLGS. In addition to teaching, she oversees the school's externship program and nine clinics, leading the application of diverse an  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 25 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: The Vermont Attorney General's Office is investigating Live Nation and Ticketmaster for maintaining a monopoly and stifling competition in the ticketing industry. If you have a complaint about high ticket prices, excessive fees or poor service provided by Live Nation or Ticketmaster, please complete the below complaint form. Click here (https://ago.vermont.gov/form/live-nation-and-ticketmas  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 22 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of Andy Julow, of North Hero, to fill the vacant Grand Isle district Senate seat. Julow replaces Richard T. Mazza, who resigned last month after serving 39 years in the Vermont Senate. "Andy is a lifelong Vermonter with experience serving his community and promoting economic development in the islands," said Governor Scott. "The const  more

BERLIN, Vermont, May 22 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont agencies of Human Services and Education today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved Vermont's Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (SEBT) plan to help feed eligible school aged children during the summer vacation months. Vermont is among the first states to launch the new permanent SEBT program. "I appreciate the work of our age  more