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 Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin work this week on a bill that tackles school safety, school discipline and laws related to threats of mass violence. Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington and chair of the committee, said he intends... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org WATERBURY — A handful of customers were already waiting in the parking lot when Parro’s Gun Shop opened Monday morning. This is the way it’s been in recent weeks. The shop’s owner, Henry Parro, estimates that the number of people... More »
By Ellen Bartlett, VTDigger.org This road is made for walking, inclining gently upward, not too muddy. A mountain stream rushes alongside, noisy with snowmelt. In summer it is cool, shaded by a mix of trees commonly found in the forests of northern Vermont — a... More »
By Elizabeth Hewitt and Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Lawmakers advanced two bills Thursday that allow police to seize guns from people in certain situations, approving both with unanimous support. The House approved a bill, S.221, that allows law enforcement to co... More »
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Ariel Quiros, the former owner of Jay Peak Resort, has filed a counterclaim against the state. The Miami businessman says the state, which sued him in April 2016 for defrauding investors, comes to the case with “unclean hands.” Q... 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 Kelsey Neubauer, VTDigger.org Led by young Vermonters, thousands of protestors marched on the Statehouse in Montpelier on Saturday to call for reforms to the nation’s gun laws. The crowd of 2,500 gathered at the steps of the state capital to hear speakers f... More »
