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Cris Ericson - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor 09/05/2020

Chris Ericson submits a home kitchen video of her candidacy for Vermont State Treasurer in the 2020 General Election. Cris Ericson is in this election against Wayne Billado III, Ralph Corbo, Molly Gray, and Scott Milne.

Cris Ericson - Candidate for Vermont Secretary of State 09/04/2020

Cris Ericson submits a home kitchen video of her candidacy for Vermont Secretary of State in the 2020 General Election. Cris Ericson is in this election against incumbent and current VT Secretary of State, Jim Condos.

Cris Ericson - Candidate for Vermont State Treasurer 09/03/2020

Chris Ericson submits a home kitchen video of her candidacy for Vermont State Treasurer in the 2020 General Election. Cris Ericson is in this election against incumbent and current VT State Treasurer, Beth Pierce.

Cris Ericson - Candidate for Vermont Auditor of Accounts 09/02/2020

Cris Ericson submits a home kitchen video of her candidacy for Vermont Auditor of Accounts in the 2020 General Election. Cris Ericson is in this election against incumbent and current VT State Auditor of Accounts, Doug Hoffer.

Cris Ericson - Candidate for Vermont Attorney General 08/31/2020

Cris Ericson submits a home kitchen video of her candidacy for Vermont Attorney General in the 2020 General Election. Cris debates her opponents, H. Brooke Paige and T.J. Donovan, in the form of makeshift mannequins.

Press Conference: Attorney General Donovan Announces Lawsuit Against Data Broker 03/10/2020

The Attorney General announces the filing of a lawsuit and a motion for preliminary injunction against a data broker start-up for violations of the Vermont Consumer Protection Act and the Data Broker Law. Vermont’s Data Broker Law went into effect last year and was the first law of its kind in the country. The State’s claims supported by the Data Broker Law will be one of first impression for the Court.

The defendant’s violations relate to the collection and sale of biometric data of Vermonters, including children. The complaint includes claims involving civil liberties and a right to privacy.

Press Conference: Attorney General Donovan and Stakeholders Once Again Join Forces in Defense of 3SquaresVT 11/22/2019

Attorney General T.J. Donovan, joined by several stakeholders, announced that his office will be submitting comments in opposition to the Trump Administration’s third proposal in the past year to cut benefits from SNAP, known in Vermont as 3SquaresVT.

Press Conference: Attorney General Completes Review of Police Use-Of-Force Incident by Burlington Police Officer 11/08/2019

TJ Donovan discusses the outcome of the Attorney General office’s review of a police use-of-force incident by Burlington Police Officer Cory Campbell on March 11, 2019.

Press Conference - Attorney General Files Third Opioid-Related Lawsuit 05/21/2019

TJ Donovan will file an opioids-related lawsuit against the Sackler family (executive staff of Purdue Pharma) for their role in creating the opioids epidemic in Vermont. Attorney General Donovan and members of his staff discuss the details of the suit.

This will be the third opioids-related lawsuit filed by the Vermont Attorney General. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office filed suit against Purdue Pharma in September 2018 and filed suit against Cardinal and McKesson, two distributors of opioids, in March 2019.

Press Conference - Attorney General TJ Donovan Files Suit Against Opiate Distributors 03/26/2019

Attorney General TJ Donovan will file suit against two opiate distributors for failing to adequately monitor and control the sale of opioids in Vermont. He and members of his staff will discuss the details of the suit.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!