April 11, 2018 Bank Robbery in Jeffersonville STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE PRESS RELEASE CASE#: 18A101607 RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Sergeant Ben Katz STATION: Williston Barracks CONTACT#: 878-7111 DATE/TIME: 4/1... More »
By Alan J. Keays and Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott says he would like to sign a package of gun bills all at once now that the last two have cleared the House and Senate. Together, the three pieces of gun legislation recently passed by the Legislatur... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org There are more cows in Vermont than the state’s agricultural land can accommodate under current practices, according to a new study from a UVM research fellow. But a promising solution to the problem would place a financial burde... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Vermont judge has agreed to a state bid to freeze the remaining assets of Jay Peak developer Ariel Quiros who recently settled a fraud case with federal regulators. The ruling Wednesday capped the first courtroom hearing in a law... More »
By Dave Gram, VTDigger.org Newport attorney Glenn Robinson’s license to practice law has been suspended by the board that regulates the legal profession in Vermont, following a board ruling that he had engaged in sexual misconduct with a woman employed in his ... More »
April 3, 2018 Missing Person Dylan Germaine, Holland VT STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE PRESS RELEASE CASE#: 18A501148 TROOPER: Drew Cota STATION: Derby CONTACT#: 802-334-8881 DATE/TIME: 03/31/18, 1240 hours LOCATION: Holland,... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org The House passed a $5 million proposal Wednesday to help schools across the state improve security, less than two months after police arrested a Vermont teen accused of plotting to shoot up Fair Haven Union High School. The propo... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org Haying in East Calais. Photo by Cate Chant/VTDigger A bill directing subsidies to farmers who take steps to improve their soil quality met with suspicion in the Senate Committee on Agriculture Wednesday, with one senator compla... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org The Vermont Attorney General’s Office testified Wednesday before a Senate panel against a controversial provision contained in a monumental gun bill that would set limits on the rounds of ammunition a magazine can hold. That meas... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Lawmakers have drafted an amendment that would exempt Century International Arms, a firearm company that employees more than 100 people in northern Vermont, from legislation that the company says would “significantly impact” busi... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Phil Scott told lawmakers on Tuesday that he is dead serious about his pledge not to impose any new taxes or fees on Vermonters, targeting 15 bills that he said won’t get his approval until they are adjusted accordingly. In a letter... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTdigger.org A house panel has narrowly advanced legislation that would expand background checks to private firearms sales, prohibit those under 21 from purchasing a firearm, and ban high-capacity magazines and bump stocks. The House Judiciar... More »
