By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org After a long hiatus, Vermont lawmakers are once again advancing a bill requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be designated as “gender free.” The Senate has given preliminary approval to H.333, which says all public bathro... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org A Rutland judge Wednesday morning vacated an order he issued a day earlier on whether four felony charges, including attempted aggravated murder, should stand in the case of Jack Sawyer, accused of planning to shoot up Fair Haven... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org As lawmakers look for ways to fund hundreds of millions of dollars in water pollution reduction measures, the chair of the House agriculture committee is looking for a way to keep from public view documents the state uses to dete... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org FAIR HAVEN – Mark Gutel said he purposefully has no internet service in his downtown Kinder Way Cafe. Without WiFi, he says, customers are encouraged to talk, and for the past two months the dominant topic of conversation has bee... More »
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott’s administration is taking a firm stance against a legislative effort to create a universal primary health care system. The administration is opposed to S.53 in part because publicly financed primary care would requi... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org RUTLAND – A Rutland County prosecutor is trying to be bring additional charges against a Poultney man accused of what police say was a foiled plot to cause “mass casualties” at his former high school in Fair Haven. Unlike the cha... More »
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org Lawmakers are bracing for another veto session over school spending. Various proposals are on the table to reduce expenses over time, but nothing that would come close to the $40 million that Gov. Phil Scott wants to save ... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org The House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife on Friday afternoon voted in favor of a bill creating a study committee to identify funding for federally-ordered water pollution reduction in Vermont’s public waters, a... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org A Vermont State Police review of how it handles troopers after critical incidents, including fatal shootings, calls for them to have more time away from front line duty. The recommendation is included in a report issued Thursday ... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Trying to fit supporters of Gov. Phil Scott and President Donald Trump in the same tent is proving treacherous for Vermont’s Republican Party. The governor is enjoying a 65 percent approval rating, according to the latest Morning Co... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org The House passed a resolution Thursday requesting that the executive branch examine whether video game and mass media violence are linked to shootings. It also asked the administration to consider submitting a legislative propo... More »
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter Welch says he does not anticipate that the change in House Republican leadership brought on by the retirement of Speaker Paul Ryan will improve relations between the two party caucuses. Ryan announced W... More »
