The Ben & Jerry’s co-founder is the “primary donor” to the Eisenhower Media Network, which enlists U.S. military veterans to speak out against U.S. involvement in Ukraine. The network is a project of the Burlington-based People Power Initiatives, which Cohen founded and leads.
“If you go to the store and you pick up a box of cake mix and you want to know what’s in it, you’re going to look at the side and there’s going to be an ingredients list,” chief technology officer Eric Allard said. “That’s what we generate. We look at your software and we create an ingredients list.”
The Shelburne nonprofit, which aims to foster a community supportive of teenagers interested in coding, moved quickly to transfer its funds to other banks.
Stowe, Jamaica, Londonderry, Rutland and Shelburne all approved Town Meeting questions on whether to impose local taxes on meals and alcohol, rooms, or sales.
Redemption centers are overwhelmed. A new bottle bill seeks to address that problem.
Voters in five municipalities will consider enacting or expanding local option taxes on Tuesday.
The insurer and the health network announced Tuesday that they have been unable to agree to a contract and that as a result, more than 2,600 people insured by UnitedHealthcare would no longer be able to get in-network coverage at UVM Health Network.
The board initially fined the business $5,000 for failing to test for pesticides and pathogens and several other violations. It later reduced the fine to $2,500 when it accepted the owner’s plan to remedy the violations.
A disagreement between the insurer and the health care provider would leave 2,660 Vermonters and New Yorkers out of network.
Vermont joins 27 other states and the federal government in banning the Chinese-owned social media app.