House approves roadside saliva testing, but Senate may resist
The House approved a measure Wednesday that would empower law enforcement to use saliva testing for drugs during roadside stops. The provision, which the House added to S.225, a 42-page omnibus bill on...
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Burlington official resolves bruising California eviction battle
Peter Owens is director of Burlington’s Community and Economic Development Office. Courtesy photo In San Francisco, it seems that a 99-year-old woman will get to live out her life in her longtime...
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UPDATED: Activists call on Leahy to intervene in case of human rights leader...
Rob Michalak, Ben & Jerry’s global director of social mission, shakes hands with dairy farm worker Victor Diaz. Brendan O’Neill, director of Migrant Justice, is in center with red folder. Photo...
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SCOV Law Blog: The wrong order
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. State v. Rosenfield, 2016 VT 27 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr This is a case that appears to boil down to...
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State pays $1.55M to settle Grega case
BRATTLEBORO – More than two decades after John Grega’s wife was killed in a Dover condominium – and more than a year after Grega died in a car crash – the state of Vermont will pay $1.55 million to...
View ArticleSpecial Report: Quiros denies Ponzi architect charges
The Miami businessman told the SEC everything could be explained. The post Special Report: Quiros denies Ponzi architect charges appeared first on VTDigger.
View ArticleSpecial Report: Jay Peak’s path to fraud
State officials were aware of problems starting in 2012 and disregarded warnings. The post Special Report: Jay Peak’s path to fraud appeared first on VTDigger.
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Margolis: We’re all responsible for the EB-5 mess
From left, Rep. Peter Welch, Bill Stenger, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Gov. Peter Shumlin, Ariel Quiros and Bill Kelly. (Editor’s note: Jon Margolis is VTDigger’s political columnist.) The...
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Ex-finance director at Hunger Free Vermont admits embezzling
A woman accused of embezzling $165,000 from a prominent Vermont hunger relief organization has pleaded guilty to a federal charge. Sally Hartford Kirby faced one federal count of forging securities...
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Defense attorney: Quiros is ‘no Bernie Madoff’
Jay Peak majority owner Ariel Quiros. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger MIAMI – A federal judge heard arguments Monday on a motion asking the court to lift the Securities and Exchange Commission’s hold...
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Man reaches plea deal for posting KKK fliers on women’s homes
William Schenk, 22, pleaded no contest Wednesday to charges he targeted women of color with KKK fliers. Pool photo by Zach Despart/Burlington Free Press BURLINGTON — The man accused of targeting two...
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Senate sends marijuana legalization to House for second time
Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, introduces amendments Wednesday that would legalize and regulate marijuana. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Senators are trying to prod the House into action on...
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UPDATED: Goldberg obtains funds to keep Jay Peak going
Michael Goldberg, left, Gov. Peter Shumlin and Patricia Moulton, the secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, at a press conference at Jay Peak Resort. Photo by Anne...
View ArticleStalking bill added to legislation on assault of social workers
A bill that began as an effort to curb threats of violence against social workers is on track to go back to the Senate in a new form. The House approved a bill Thursday that enhances criminal penalties...
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SCOV Law Blog: Challenging the government’s say-so
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Andrew Higley. State v. Taylor, 2015 VT 104 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Nobody likes to lose his or her license. That’s why...
View ArticleJudge grants Quiros limited reprieve from asset freeze
A federal court judge has partially modified his order to freeze the assets of Miami businessman Ariel Quiros, while the Securities and Exchange Commission’s fraud case against him proceeds. The SEC...
View ArticleHouse to take up marijuana legalization for the first time Monday
The marijuana legalization issue will come to the House floor for the first time early next week. On Friday House Speaker Shap Smith said that H.858, the miscellaneous criminal procedure bill that the...
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Investor says Stenger cut him a special deal
A Jay Peak investor who threatened developer Bill Stenger said the significant payback he received now seems more like “hush money” than a return on his investment. Carlos Duarte, an EB-5 immigrant...
View ArticleLeahy, Booker lead discussion on criminal justice reform in Burlington
Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. will lead a panel discussion on criminal justice reform 2:30 p.m. today in Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall. Leahy and Booker are part of a...
View ArticlePolice: Targeting of woman as ‘terrorist’ was hate crime
BURLINGTON — A city man is being charged with a hate crime after calling a woman wearing a hijab, or headscarf, a terrorist and pointing what appeared to be a gun at her, according to police. The...
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