AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMaine Senate Shake-Up: Graham Platner formally withdrew from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, forcing Democrats into a fast replacement process with a July 27 deadline and a convention to pick the nominee—leaving Sen. Susan Collins waiting on who her opponent will be. Vermont Courts & Public Safety: In the Teresa Youngblut federal case tied to a Border Patrol agent killing in Vermont, defense attorneys are asking a judge to order preservation of evidence as the government seeks the death penalty. Vermont Policy Watch: Vermont’s AG Anne Lopez joined a multistate push urging the FCC to tighten rules that block scammers from using legitimate phone numbers for robocalls. Vermont Economy & Agriculture: VTDigger reports dairy processors are closing in Vermont and the state isn’t cashing in on a national protein boom, with costs hitting Vermont farms hardest. Education Attendance: States are rolling out new measures to reduce chronic absenteeism, including Vermont’s updated approach to truancy and possible fines. Tech & Privacy Debate: A guest column argues Big Tech’s lobbying is shaping state data privacy bills, with Vermont cited as a key battleground. Energy & Industry: Vermont-based BETA Technologies says it completed inaugural federally supervised electric air-taxi cargo missions, a regulatory milestone for U.S. air taxi rules.
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