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 »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org It appears differences are almost ironed out allowing for the advancement of two gun-related bills, one in the House and the other in the Senate, that both deal with authorities seizing firearms in certain situations. Lack of agr... 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 »
