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Vermont Business Magazine At a well-attended press conference at noon today in the governor's fifth floor conference room, Governor Scott said he would veto S22, the marijuana legalization bill the Legislature passed late in the session. The bill would legalize possession of a small amount of pot while allowing individuals very limited production only for personal use.

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Vermont Business MagazineThe Attorneys General have reached a$33 million settlementwith Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.

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Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Health Network has named Eric Miller as the Network’s deputy general counsel and senior advisor. The appointment was effective Monday, May 22. Miller served as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from June 2015 to February 2017.

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Vermont Business Magazine One of the most influential members of the state Senate will now lead one of the state's most complex and important regulatory bodies. Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Kevin Mullin as chair of the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB).

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byJohn McClaughry The sudden political struggle over health insurance for unionized teachers isn’t over but some useful lessons are emerging. This struggle was triggered by a provision of ObamaCare called “the Cadillac tax”. Starting in 2018, plans with premiums of over $10,800 a year for individuals and $29,500 for families will face a crushing 40% tax on those premiums.

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Public Assets InstituteEmploymentticked down slightly in April. But the drop followed a slow 17-month growth trend. Vermont’s unemployment declined after therecession, but not all of the people who left the unemployment lines went back to work. Employment also dropped for many months, until 2015, when it began to climb again.

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Vermont Business Magazine ThePeople’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced that it has awarded $2,500 to Mobius for its Quality Mentoring System (QMS).

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Comments Of Appropriations Vice Chairman Patrick LeahyOn Vermont’s Priorities And President Trump’s Budget. . . Budget Slashes Vermont Priorities And Undercuts Rural Communities.

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Vermont Business MagazineHighlighting the need for legal services in rural andlow-income communities across the country, Attorney General Donovan today joined abipartisan group of 32 attorneys general in urging Congress to oppose the TrumpAdministration’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC).

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Vermont Business Magazine The second graduating class of Castleton University passed across the stage at its 230thCommencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13, bringing to close the 2016-17 academic year. Governor Phil Scott addressed the more than 3,500 guests in attendance and thousands more streaming the ceremony live online.

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Vermont Business MagazineSen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to President Donald Trump's budget at a press conferenceTuesday. See below for a full transcript andclickhereto watch the speech.

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Vermont Business MagazineBioTek Instruments celebrated the completion of a $4.5 million facility expansion and renovation during a company-wide event on Thursday, May 18. The 22,000 square foot expansion is already supporting the Company’s rapid growth. While many departments are benefitting from the additional space, the Company’s manufacturing area is most notably affected, growing by 33%.