Under the bill, fathers in prison would be able to take parenting classes, visit with their children in a child-friendly space and talk to them via free video calls.

It comes from the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure, newly formed this session in part to prioritize digital technology initiatives that had been overshadowed.

It looks like a mobile home park. The state says it isn’t. The folks in this Williston neighborhood are frustrated they can’t access the help that classification would afford them.

Lawmakers and officials agree it isn’t ideal to imprison Vermonters out of state, but they say bringing them back would put in-state prisons dangerously over capacity. 

The program lives in a space distinct from the cold surfaces of the rest of the prison. In the room two green couches sit atop a patterned rug, with a shelf of toys stacked against the wall.

The bill would guarantee employees can take two weeks of unpaid time off from work after the death of a family member.

State employees working with victims say the system doesn’t work — some even tell people not to sign up. For one woman, an “unbelievable gap” led to life-altering danger.

“It’s a really gut-wrenching situation for all the parties involved,” said the commission’s executive director.

Usually up to 20 detainees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement are held in state prisons on a given day.

Scenes on the ground in Barre and Montpelier for Election Day 2024

Vermont Superior Court Judge Robert Mello’s collection of 475 artifacts were up for auction, drawing a crowd of collectors and dealers to Burlington.

A judge in August sided with the cannabis and duck farmer, but his neighbors are pursuing an appeal of that decision.

The survey, done with the University of Massachusetts Amherst Labor Center, focused on 212 Spanish-speaking migrants working on farms.

“You can control a lot of things — but the one thing you can’t control is if the fish is gonna bite,” said the coach of last year’s state champs.

With their own kits, groups measure E.coli bacteria levels, the marker used by the EPA to measure how safe water is to swim in.

The pair ventured from Charlotte on May 6, pedaling west through several states and one province before heading north to Vancouver, where they celebrated with family.

The federally funded aviation group undertakes search and rescue missions, helps after disasters and collects landscape data from the skies.

Mejia was working with her legal team to file for asylum and apply for a visa for human trafficking victims, said Migrant Justice.

The trail demands much of the rider and offers rewards. Its 301 miles are peppered with 30,300 feet in total climb — all on public dirt roads between a dozen rocky sections. 

Tent City, as the encampment was known, sat tucked in a patch of woods behind the downtown train station and Food City grocery store.

Vermont State Police announced last week that troopers had finished an investigation into the incident and that no criminal charges would be filed. 

Meanwhile, a state police investigation lingers and the boy’s family is in touch with an attorney.

Support from migrant rights activists is competing with concerns about the legality of the proposed policy change and, from law enforcement, wariness about restrictions on their jobs.  

The situation around Struthers, his weed and his ducks has evolved into yelling matches, lawsuits, letters to legislators and an Essex Junction neighborhood on edge.

Committee members are confused on what their vote meant — and now need to revote, a Criminal Justice Council admin told CNS.

Fewer than one-fifth of agricultural business applicants had received payments. Those that did, on average, received tens of thousands of dollars less than needed.

Lacking waste services, poor access to safe drinking water and frustration with the state’s composting requirement were highlighted as common concerns across the state in a report released late last month by state environmental officials.