justice and corrections

1 min read 2021-11-09 12:39:18

The Rootin’est, Tootin’est, Six-Shootin’est Mayor Burlington’s Ever Had

I don’t know exactly what touched it off, but after nine-plus years as Burlington’s mayor, Miro Weinberger has suddenly turned into a

1 min read 2021-10-01 01:42:11

It’s been a while. For most of September, we’ve had some high-level stupid (the governor’s scattershot search for consistent pandemic

2 min read 2021-04-30 22:03:35

The Senate Judiciary Committee did it again Friday morning. After having put up a royal fuss about a bill that passed easily in the House, members

2 min read 2021-04-29 04:04:34

I don’t normally tune into a legislative committee hearing to get a history lesson. But that’s what I got Wednesday afternoon. It was a tough

3 min read 2021-04-26 08:43:42

Break out the tiny violins for Senate Judiciary Committee chair Dick Sears, who’s just getting run ragged because the House has passsed sooooo

3 min read 2021-04-24 08:18:58

People occasionally ask me how I keep coming up with ideas. My answer is, there are always far more ideas than I can actually cover. This week,

4 min read 2021-04-23 22:28:46

Funny thing happened when H.225, the bill to decriminalize possession of single doses of buprenorphine, moved over to the Senate after passing the

3 min read 2021-04-15 22:07:54

At the end of it all, the final vote was a formality. On Friday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a very brief session on H.128, the

6 min read 2021-04-13 22:40:17

The good Senator, seeking guidance from the heavens. None was forthcoming. Break out the tiny violins for Sen. Jeanette White, who’s had a rough

2 min read 2021-04-09 00:29:28

Ah, Bennington. Gateway to southern Vermont. Scrappy little town with loads of history. A downtown worth an afternoon’s ramble. The Blue Benn

5 min read 2021-03-13 05:49:02

You get the feeling that Human Services Secretary Mike Smith was all prepared for a question about the Scott administration’s refusal to

4 min read 2021-03-11 02:38:22

I’ve written previously about Vermont’s inability to protect targets of hate crimes, especially those in public office. People of color,

1 min read 2021-03-07 03:06:15

Turns out you need a permit to do this kind of stuff. The various law enforcement agencies that did nothing to help the people of West Pawlet are

3 min read 2021-03-04 01:33:03

A couple of fresh stains have appeared on Gov. Phil Scott’s reputation for managing the pandemic. First is the mass outbreak at the Newport

1 min read 2021-03-01 22:16:34

The brave freedom fighters of Burlington have delivered a master stroke of stupidity. During a City Council meeting in December, Councilor Joan