MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 4 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 3, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.546, An act relating to administrative and policy changes to tax laws * H.657, An act relating to the modernization of Vermont's communications taxes and fees * H.707, An act relating to revising the delivery and governance of the Vermont w  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 5 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 4, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.614, An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass * H.661, An act relating to child abuse and neglect investigation and substantiation standards and procedures * H.704, An act relating to disclosure of compensation in job a  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 7 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. On June 4, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.622, An act relating to emergency medical services * H.870, An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation * H.876, An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws * H.  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 7 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bill, passed by the General Assembly. Action on additional bills will be taken later today. On June 6, Governor Scott returned without signature and vetoed H.887, An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation, and sent the following letter (https://governor  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 6 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: SAN DIEGO and ESSEX JUNCTION, VT. -- ElevATE Semiconductor and GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today announced a manufacturing partnership for high-voltage chips produced at GF's facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. Designed by ElevATE and manufactured at scale by GF on its proven and power-efficient 7HV technology platform, the chips are vital to both commer  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 6 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following statement in response to Governor Scott's veto of H.645, an act relating to the expansion of approaches to restorative justice. "Let me be clear: I support H.645. The Governor's veto message rightly points out that H.645 does not include requested funding in this fiscal year's budget. It fails, however, to note that the  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 3 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on June 2, 2024: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement: "I am saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Dick Sears. Senator Sears was already in the Senate when I arrived as a freshman in 2001. We served together for many years and I have always had a great deal of respect for him. I appreciate his willingness to work across the aisle to get things done. Just this past session,  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to NBC News reporting that the Vermont Republican Party's own rules bar them from supporting Donald Trump, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman issued the following statement: "Trump's having a really bad week, and it just got worse. After nominating Donald Trump to be their candidate, despite his extreme and unpopular agenda that would hurt Vermonters, the Vermont Republican Party r  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 4 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office announced that it has filed civil enforcement actions against two Vermont Medicaid providers for fraud. The lawsuits, currently pending in Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Civil Division, were investigated and brought by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) and allege separate violations of the Vermont False Claims Act  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 5 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced an award of $6.8 million to the Vermont Bond Bank. This American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding will launch the Small System Capacity and Resiliency Program. The Vermont Bond Bank will provide small, primarily rural municipalities with awards to restore flood-impacted and repair other drinking wat  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 5 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Aliena Gerhard as state's attorney for Lamoille County, replacing former state's attorney, Todd Shove. "As acting states attorney, Aliena has demonstrated a commitment to seeking justice in order to make our communities safer," said Governor Phil Scott. "With her experience it's my belief she will serve the people of Lamoille Count  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 4 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Governor Scott and Vermont Emergency Management announced today $90 million of federal funding is now available to Vermont municipalities to implement hazard mitigation measures that reduce future flood risk. These funds are available to all Vermont towns with no local match requirement. The federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) provides funds to municipalities to harden infra  more