“Supporting businesses in every region of the state to recover and rebuild remains a top priority of my administration, and that’s why we worked to secure this funding from the Legislature,” said Governor Phil Scott. “This will help those businesses disproportionately impacted by the pandemic remain in operation.”
WalletHub ranked the Green Mountain State near the top of its report “States Where Unemployment Claims are Decreasing the Most.” The state currently has 11 in every 100,000 workers in the labor force filing new unemployment claims.
Previous owners Steve and Deb Mayfield sold the store in June to South Burlington resident Carmone Austin after 15 years running the shop. The store has been open and operating since 1850, and the recent sale is one of many times in its life that the store has shifted ownership.
Electronic cigarette company Juul will pay out $438.5 million to 33 states as part of a proposed settlement following a two-year investigation into the company’s marketing practices.
At his weekly press conference, held at the Green Mountain Tech & Career Center in Hyde Park, Gov. Phil Scott focused on how education for technical trades can help working class Vermonters earn a living.
That’s according to a recent report by the personal financial website WalletHub, which gave the Granite State a second place ranking among states whose workforces have seen the quickest recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bill includes $369 billion in total climate spending, and will give the EPA more than $40 billion in the current fiscal year to combat climate change and secure “environmental justice.” The EPA’s enacted budget for 2022’s fiscal year was about $9.5 billion.
Real average hourly earnings fell 3.6% from July 2021 to July 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With a nearly 4% pay cut, it’s no wonder Americans are loading up on credit card debt, at a record not seen in 20 years, to pay for this inflation.
How has the economic downturn and inflation affected Vermonters’ prospects for retirement, including pensions, 401(k), IRA, and savings accounts? Badly.
“We are excited to bring Jersey Mike’s to Vermont. There will be more to come,” Jersey Mike’s Area Director Chad Faulkner said, hinting at other future locations in the Burlington area. The franchise has hundreds of locations nationwide.
Gov. Phil Scott held his regular media briefing this week at Shat Acres Highland Cattle, where he discussed challenges in the agriculture sector and declared August “Agritourism” Month in Vermont.
“Blue states have forced job creators and their own citizens to flee to red states because of lockdowns, high taxes, high crime caused by ‘no bail,’ among many other bad policies,” Alfredo Ortiz, president of the Job Creators Network told the DCNF.