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 »
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 »
By Xander Landen and Mike Dougherty, VTDigger.org Vermont is moving to relax motor vehicle inspection standards a year after the rollout of an electronic database system that many believe unfairly burdens drivers, especially lower-income residents with older c... More »
By Anne Galloway and Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott said he wouldn’t commit to an investigation of a claim made this week by attorney Russell Barr that a state official was arrested for having sex with a minor in China several years ago while prom... More »
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org The Vermont attorney general has demanded that attorney Russell Barr turn over evidence to support a claim he made Monday that an official with the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center had sex with a minor in China while on state busines... More »
