| News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Wednesday August 07, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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35 metro areas had unemployment rates less than 3 percent in June 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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Unemployment rates were higher in June 2024 than a year earlier in 336 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 40 areas, and unchanged in 13 areas. A total of 35 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 6 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent.
In June 2024, Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the l
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AG Nessel Joins Coalition Supporting Minnesota Law That Prohibits Concealed Carry by Individuals Under 21
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit urging the Court to revisit an opinion striking down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public.
In the brief (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Worth%20
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Governor Lamont Hails $389 Million Federal Grant for Connecticut and New England States to Fund Transformational Transmission and Energy Storage Infrastructure
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024:
Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that it has selected the Power Up New England proposal submitted by Connecticut and its neighboring New England states to receive an award of up to $389 million through the second round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive Grid Innovation Program (GIP).
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Governor Mills, Senators Collins & King, and Congresswoman Pingree Announce Nearly $150 Million Federal Grant to Develop World's Largest Multi-Day Energy Storage Facility in Lincoln, Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024:
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The innovative multi-day energy storage project wins substantial Federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of New England states' regional grant application to strengthen and modernize the regional electric grid
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Governor Janet Mills, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (
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Vt. U.S. Attorney: Armed Cocaine Trafficker From Eden, Vermont Sentenced to 29 Months in Prison
BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release:
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 5, 2024, Damien Peatman, 26, of Eden, Vermont, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 29 months' imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Peatman previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute co
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