Ethan Weinstein

2 weeks ago | vnews.com | Ethan Weinstein

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Jason Malucci, an aide to Gov. Phil Scott, speaks with Sen Seth Bongartz, D-Bennington, right, chair of the Senate Education Committee, in a hallway at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, May 16, 2025.

3 weeks ago | vnews.com | Ethan Weinstein

In an executive order, Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday paused Vermont’s looming electric vehicle sales mandates. The requirements, tied to California regulations and adopted by Vermont in 2022, would have mandated dealers sell an increasing percentage of electric vehicles starting with model year 2026, ultimately banning the sale of new gas-powered passenger cars by 2035. By regulating traditional motor vehicle sales, the rule would help Vermont meet its emissions reduction goals.

3 weeks ago | vtdigger.org | Ethan Weinstein

A key Senate committee advanced the Legislature’s landmark education bill Thursday, but not before nearly every committee member vented their discomfort with the legislation. “I can’t remember ever feeling as bad about a vote as I do on this one, but it will move us forward,” Sen. Ann Cummings, D-Washington, the Senate Finance Committee’s chair, told her colleagues after voting out H.454.

3 weeks ago | vtdigger.org | Ethan Weinstein

The Department of Corrections is familiar with crises. Whether deaths in custody, violence against staff and incarcerated people, smuggling of contraband or widespread (and mostly unsubstantiated) HR investigations, incidents regularly require examination. So lawmakers created the corrections investigations unit, a group tasked with internal investigations and housed outside the primary DOC office.

3 weeks ago | vtdigger.org | Ethan Weinstein

In an executive order, Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday paused Vermont’s looming electric vehicle sales mandates. The requirements, tied to California regulations and adopted by Vermont in 2022, would have mandated dealers sell an increasing percentage of electric vehicles starting with model year 2026, ultimately banning the sale of new gas-powered passenger cars by 2035. By regulating traditional motor vehicle sales, the rule would help Vermont meet its emissions reduction goals.