By Xander Landen, VTdigger.org Vermont Lottery numbers games are sold at a kiosk in a convenience store. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott has asked the director of the state’s lottery, to make sure Vermonters can trust the system’s fairness after... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Jack Sawyer talks with his defense attorneys during his bail review hearing on April 25. Pool photo by Robert Layman/Rutland Herald Fair Haven Police Chief Bill Humphries says he has tried several avenues to get federal prosecuto... More »
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org RICHMOND – Vermont’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic are getting a $2 million boost from the federal government. The additional funding, announced Monday by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will expand state programs like drug ... More »
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott says he may not race cars at Thunder Road this season because of potential gun rights protests. Scott has taken a lot of heat from his Republican base for signing sweeping gun restrictions into law earlier this mo... More »
By Katy Savage, VTDigger.org “Every day’s a pay day,” proclaims the message to players of some of the Vermont Lottery’s most popular games. That dream appears more likely to come true if you own or work at one of the state’s 650 lottery ticket outlets. A VTDi... More »
For Immediate Release Friday, April 27, 2018 Media Contact: Rebecca Kelley, Office of the Governor 802-828-6403 [email protected] STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Scott today issued the following statement regarding ... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org The Senate budget proposal does not fund a new National Guard tuition assistance program or the governor’s economic development proposal. Gov. Phil Scott hoped to launch the two initiatives in the next fiscal year. The Senate App... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org This legislative session began with a major victory for proponents of marijuana legalization. They are hoping it ends that way, too. Rep. Diana Gonzalez, P-Winooski, moved on Thursday to vote on a bill to tax and regulate recreation... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org RUTLAND – A Rutland judge on Wednesday lowered bail for Jack Sawyer, the 18-year-old accused by police of plotting an attack on his former high school in Fair Haven. The bail ruling had been anticipated since last week when prose... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org The governor does not foresee an easy end to the legislative session as the Democratically controlled House and Senate forge ahead with bills he opposes. “I am fairly certain that we’ll need a veto session in June,” Republican Gov. ... More »
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org The Scott administration introduced a new proposal Tuesday that sets a threshold student-to-staff ratio for schools. Schools that fail to meet the target would be fined. The statewide average student-to-staff ratio is 4 to... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org A bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 over the next five years cleared another legislative hurdle in the House yesterday, but not before Republican representatives had a chance to tell their Democratic colleagues what a mi... More »
