The state was late to the game in requiring lawmakers to disclose potential conflicts of interest. A new VTDigger database seeks to make that information more readily available to Vermonters.
A historic rate of turnover in the Legislature last year has brought renewed energy to a longstanding debate in Montpelier about legislative pay. And a new crop of lawmakers has argued forcefully that unless salaries go up, elected office will remain out of reach for everyday Vermonters.
A Superior Court judge in Orleans County tossed the conviction of David Vaz after the judge found prosecutors in the case failed to disclose evidence that would have aided the defense.
A wide-ranging housing bill that seeks to pave the way for more construction by overhauling state and local building regulations is moving forward.The Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced.