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Vermont Republican governor vetoes bill to expand child care subsidies
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have expanded child care subsidies for some families, saying he objects to the payroll tax to partially pay for it. Scott wrote in his veto message to lawmakers that increasing the...
Vermont school district settles lawsuit over coach's suspension related to trans athlete
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont school district will reinstate a middle school soccer coach who was suspended for misgendering a transgender female athlete, and will delete any reference to bullying investigations from his daughter's school record, under the settlement of a lawsuit that will...
Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wants to empower people who have been “pushed to the margins." In a Twitter video, West said he will run as a member of The...
Slow start to New York's legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
ARGYLE, N.Y. (AP) — Seth Jacobs has about 100 bins packed with marijuana flower sitting in storage at his upstate New York farm. And that’s a problem. There aren’t enough places to sell it. The 700 pounds (318 kilograms) of pungent flower was harvested last year...
Vermont governor allows 72-hour waiting period gun bill to become law without signature
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont has allowed a bill that requires a 72-hour waiting period for the purchase of guns to become law without his signature, saying he feels his concerns about the provision's constitutionality will be addressed through the courts. ...
Police: Motorist alerts gas truck driver to sparks before explosion
FERRISBURGH, Vt. (AP) — A motorist alerted the driver of a truck hauling natural gas about sparks beneath the trailer, enabling the driver to escape without injury before his vehicle caught fire and exploded, Vermont State Police said. The truck was headed south on U.S. Route 7 in...
Vermont governor vetoes bill prohibiting deceptive interrogations of young people
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill aimed at prohibiting deceptive and coercive interrogations by police of minors and young adults. Scott wrote in his veto message to lawmakers Thursday that the bill “started out as a reasonable approach...
California advances fentanyl bills focused on prevention, increased penalties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced more than a dozen bills aiming to address the fentanyl crisis, including some that would impose harsher prison sentences for dealers, ahead of a critical deadline this week. Legislators in the Assembly and Senate debated...
Vermont governor vetoes raise for state lawmakers
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have raised the salaries for members of state's part-time legislature and made them eligible for the state employees' health benefit plan. Scott wrote in his veto letter to lawmakers...
Vermont troopers plead not guilty in bean bag shooting case
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — Two Vermont State Police troopers pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor reckless endangerment charge after one of them fired a bean bag round from a shotgun against a man who was allegedly acting irrationally. During the brief hearing in Vermont...
