Local police officials defend officers’ conduct during immigration operation, blame ‘agitators’
Activists scoffed at comments Tuesday from law enforcement leaders who, at a Statehouse hearing, tried to justify officers’ actions at last week’s standoff in South Burlington.
Vermont’s high court weighs pulling law license of Addison County State’s Attorney
The hearing Thursday follows Eva Vekos’ conviction last year for drunken driving and accusations that she sought special treatment from officers in that case. Her lawyer argued the suspension would be too severe and too soon.
House Education panel pivots to voluntary mergers in school consolidation efforts
Also in Final Reading: Electric vehicles, abortion coverage and cafeteria drama.
Bove brothers plan to renovate Winooski apartments with tumultuous history
Rick and Mark Bove have shuffled through multiple plans for the 300 Main Street site, which attracted public concern because it was home to refugees and low-income families. The brothers now say they’ll soon begin a full renovation of the property, without adding units.
Federal government investigates Vermont’s abortion coverage mandate
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation has 20 days to respond to the federal inquiry, which singles out a state requirement that insurers offer abortion coverage.
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Anger over Act 181 bubbles up as lawmakers consider postponing its implementation
The 2024 land-use overhaul is scheduled to begin taking effect this summer, and some farmers and rural Vermonters are sounding an alarm.
Gov. Phil Scott slams ICE agents’ tactics in Vermont action as ‘totally unnecessary’; their target remains at large
Federal authorities said Thursday that three people detained after a standoff Wednesday at a South Burlington home did not include the person identified in a warrant they had obtained to make an arrest.
School consolidation efforts reach an inflection point as lawmakers hit familiar roadblocks
Halfway through the legislative session, lawmakers are at loggerheads over how to consolidate Vermont’s school districts, with two very different proposals in the House and Senate.
Lawyer for state panel seeks ‘immediate’ suspension of embattled Addison County prosecutor
In trying to avoid a DUI, a filing states, Eva Vekos “committed additional and related professional misconduct of abusing her public office, attempting to improperly influence police officers and interfering with the administration of justice.”
Detained a week, Honduran man taken in South Burlington ICE raid released
Immigration judge finds Cristian Jerez Andrade not a danger to the community.
Newport woman charged with second-degree murder in Brownington death
Police say a man was killed with a machete, according to court records.
Spirit Hollow silent retreat and Ruffed Grouse Society take opposite stands on Green Mountain National Forest logging
Project spotlights changes to review process in Vermont that allows Forest Service to change plans to log across roughly 14,000 acres of forest in the next 15 years without public input
Legislative panel votes against keeping southern Vermont judge on the bench
The Judicial Retention Committee’s rare rebuke last week of Superior Judge Rachel Malone comes ahead of a full House and Senate vote on whether to “retain” Malone next week.
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Julie Wasserman: Where are the doctors in Vermont’s $195M rural health plan?
The state’s new rural health grant overlooks the most urgent workforce shortage.
Angela Marchetti: In the Northeast Kingdom, school choice is a lifeline
Proposed education reforms could limit high school choice, leaving rural families with fewer options and new barriers for students already facing distance and limited resources.
Philip Finkelstein: Will the Democrats ever learn their lesson?
If Democrats want to defeat Trumpism, they must confront the cultural and political excesses of their own far-left flank that continue to alienate mainstream voters.
Bobbi Warner Somers and Joy Ely: When rural teens struggle, schools step in
School counselors are often the first place students turn when trauma, poverty and mental health struggles follow them into the classroom.
Want to buy more cannabis? This Vermont bill could allow it.
Also in Final Reading: AI in health care, truancy and March Madness.
Vermont attorney general clears Ludlow police chief of criminal wrongdoing in shooting, wounding man
The man injured in the incident has since been treated and released from the hospital and is facing criminal charges.
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Attorney general begins taking new high-profile cases from embattled State’s Attorney Vekos
A Tuesday letter reveals that the Vermont Attorney General’s Office will handle new homicides and sex crimes cases that would usually be assigned to embattled Addison County prosecutor Eva Vekos
