By Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger.org Lawmakers are moving ahead with proposals to examine racial bias in government and education in what they say is an effort to level the playing field for all Vermonters. Among the legislative initiatives is a bill (S.281), spon... More »
by Anne Galloway/VTDigger.org The Scott administration says the governor made an error last week in his budget address when he said he would pay $20 million “more than required” to pay down teacher retirement liabilities. That statement was incorrect. In fact,... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Vermont’s public safety commissioner told lawmakers that legislation allowing police to use saliva drug testing is the most important measure they could pass this session. A representative of the Vermont American Civil Liberties ... More »
By Cory Dawson, VTDigger.org SOUTH BURLINGTON — Time, and money, are running out for the community health centers that provide basic medical services to Vermonters, Vermont’s congressional delegation is warning. A federal program that provides funding for the ... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org Vermont has a problem. The state is $1.2 billion short of the funding it will need to meet federal targets for reducing pollution in state waterways. To solve that problem, Gov. Phil Scott suggested a creative solution last week ... More »
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org WASHINGTON — Dr. Dynasaur’s condition is stable. The short-term funding package Congress approved this week to end a three-day government shutdown also reauthorizes a program that provides health insurance to 9 million childre... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org James Lyall says he is confident Vermont can cut its prison population in half, and he’s launching a campaign to help the state do just that. Lyall, who is executive director of the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties... More »
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Sexual harassment is harming the ability of women to earn a living, advocates say, and new legislation will give them the added protections they need to combat misconduct in the workplace. Cary Brown, the head of the Vermont Comm... More »
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org If state legislators needed a cheering section for enacting universal primary health care, they got one Tuesday night. During a public hearing jointly hosted by the House Health Care and Senate Health and Welfare committees, more th... More »
By Cory Dawson, VTDigger.org SOUTH BURLINGTON — Gov. Phil Scott tackled Twitter etiquette yesterday with his very own version of the Golden Rule for the social media age. “Tweet others the way you want to be tweeted,” Scott said in a not-so-veiled reference to... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org The state has hired a company at a cost of up to $450,000 to remove “Personally Identifiable Information” from documents before making them public in its EB-5 investor fraud lawsuit against Jay Peak Resort developers. The state D... More »
By Mike Dougherty, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott signed into law a bill legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, making Vermont the first state to pass a legalization measure through legislation rather than a voter initiative. In a letter notifying the Leg... More »
