MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 14 -- 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 13, Governor Scott signed bills of the following titles: * H.10, An act relating to amending the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive Program * H.279, An act relating to the Uniform Trust Decanting Act * * * On June 13, Governor Scott returned without signature and vetoed H.121, An act relating to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on June 10, 2024, Keniel Santiago, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 60 months' imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Santiago previously pl  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 42 other attorneys general secured a $700 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over allegations related to marketing of the company's baby powder and body powder products containing talc. Ohio will receive $27.7 million as part of the settlement. "Transparency is non-negotiable when it comes to consumer safety," Yost said. "Selling harmful products without disc  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Joseph Melton, 55, of Washington, DC, was sentenced today, by Superior Court Judge Michael O'Keefe, to 366 months in prison for the January 2020 murder of a man. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Melton pleaded guilty on March 25, 2024, to second degree murder while  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on June 10, 2024, Law Zabriskie, 66, of Bridgewater, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a time-served sentence to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. As part of Zabriskie's sentence,   more