By Anne Galloway/ VTDigger The former developers of Jay Peak Resort gave $5 million in kickbacks to more than 100 immigration attorneys, according to a lawsuit pending in federal court. Bill Stenger, the former CEO of Jay Peak, gave immigration lawyers […]
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Sawyer released on bail
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger Jack Sawyer, the 18-year-old accused of plotting to kill students at Fair Haven Union High School, was released into the custody of his father on Friday morning, April 27. He checked into a mental health facility on […]
Gun clubs, businesses sue state over magazine limit
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger The Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs and four other plaintiffs are suing the state over a ban on large capacity gun magazines. The federation, a gun association, several sporting goods stores and a woman from Bethel allege that […]
Hundreds turn out for gun rights rally: 1,200 magazine rounds given away to gun activists
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger Hundreds of gun activists swarmed the State House lawn Saturday afternoon, March 31, to protest the passage of S.55, legislation that puts sweeping new restrictions on gun use in Vermont. Republican Gov. Phil Scott has promised to […]
Scott budget features small initiatives
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger There are no “bells and whistles” in Gov. Phil Scott’s 2019 budget. As expected, there are also no new taxes and no new fees. Nor have any big initiatives been proposed in the budget. Instead, the […]
State to spend $31 million on school tax incentives (so far)
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger Financial analysts say the state will spend $31 million over a three-year period on tax incentives to towns for school district mergers. In fiscal year 2019 alone, taxpayers will subsidize $16.1 million in tax breaks for […]
1,200 attend Gov. Phil Scott inaugural gala
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger Organizers say Gov. Phil Scott’s inaugural gala was the largest in the state’s history. More than 1,200 people attended the event. Scott, the newly sworn in Republican governor, celebrated his inauguration at a helicopter hangar at […]
U.S. Senate passes GMO bill pre-empting Vt. law
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org The U.S. Senate passed a GMO bill late Thursday, July 7, that will require food manufacturers to provide information about genetically engineered ingredients. The measure passed 63-30. The bill, S.764, allows companies to choose a text […]
Sanders, state officials oppose senate GMO labeling bill
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Members of the U.S. Senate brokered a compromise Thursday that would make labeling of genetically engineered food mandatory nationwide. But state officials say the legislation is a last-ditch effort to scuttle a Vermont law that will […]
Burlington College closes due to “crushing” debt
By Elizabeth Hewitt and Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Burlington College officials announced Monday, May 16, that the school will close effective May 27 because of the “crushing weight of the debt” incurred with the purchase of a lakefront property on North […]