Dick Sears

Dick Sears /tags/dick-sears Dick Sears en-US �� Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:40:37 GMT Veteran Bennington Sen. Dick Sears dies at 81 /local-news/2024-06-02/veteran-bennington-sen-dick-sears-dies-at-81 The Democrat served in the Vermont Senate for 32 years. Sears championed judicial reform �� including reducing the number of Vermonters who were incarcerated out of state �� and often advocated for a trauma-informed approach to the rehabilitation of at-risk youth. Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:40:37 GMT /local-news/2024-06-02/veteran-bennington-sen-dick-sears-dies-at-81 Bob Kinzel, Brittany Patterson Advocates fear public safety bill could send more Vermont children to prison /local-news/2024-05-08/advocates-fear-public-safety-bill-could-send-more-vermont-children-to-prison Legislation that's up for a final vote in the Statehouse this week would allow children as young as 16 to be charged as adults for drug trafficking. Wed, 08 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-05-08/advocates-fear-public-safety-bill-could-send-more-vermont-children-to-prison Peter Hirschfeld Tax-And-Regulate Pot Debate: Scott Insists On Saliva Test, Key Lawmakers Say It Doesn't Exist /vpr-news/2019-04-24/tax-and-regulate-pot-debate-scott-insists-on-saliva-test-key-lawmakers-say-it-doesnt-exist The fate of the tax-and-regulate marijuana legalization bill is uncertain at the Vermont Statehouse. While Gov. Phil Scott is insisting that the bill�� Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:37:11 GMT /vpr-news/2019-04-24/tax-and-regulate-pot-debate-scott-insists-on-saliva-test-key-lawmakers-say-it-doesnt-exist Bob Kinzel Vermont Senate Gives Initial Approval To Bill Allowing Retail Sale Of Pot /vpr-news/2019-02-28/vermont-senate-gives-initial-approval-to-bill-allowing-retail-sale-of-pot By a vote of 23 to 5, the Vermont Senate gave its preliminary approval to a so-called tax-and-regulate marijuana bill Thursday. Under the bill, pot could�� Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:09:12 GMT /vpr-news/2019-02-28/vermont-senate-gives-initial-approval-to-bill-allowing-retail-sale-of-pot Bob Kinzel Buying And Selling Cannabis (Legally): How Vermont's Tax-And-Regulate Rules Are Shaping Up /programs/2019-02-12/buying-and-selling-cannabis-legally-how-vermonts-tax-and-regulate-rules-are-shaping-up Last year Vermont legalized the possession and personal use of small amounts of marijuana. Now Vermont lawmakers are drafting rules for a legal and�� Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:14:47 GMT /programs/2019-02-12/buying-and-selling-cannabis-legally-how-vermonts-tax-and-regulate-rules-are-shaping-up Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith Scott's Driver Safety Concerns Not Addressed In Vt. Senate's Tax-And-Regulate Marijuana Bill /vpr-news/2019-01-28/scotts-driver-safety-concerns-not-addressed-in-vt-senates-tax-and-regulate-marijuana-bill The Senate Judiciary Committee is quickly moving ahead with a tax-and-regulate marijuana bill, but the plan could face an uncertain future with the Scott�� Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:38:41 GMT /vpr-news/2019-01-28/scotts-driver-safety-concerns-not-addressed-in-vt-senates-tax-and-regulate-marijuana-bill Bob Kinzel Vt. Senate Leaders Hope To Vote On Tax-And-Regulate Marijuana Bill Within 3 Weeks /vpr-news/2019-01-15/vt-senate-leaders-hope-to-vote-on-tax-and-regulate-marijuana-bill-within-3-weeks Senate leaders say they hope to quickly pass a bill that would create a retail marijuana market that the state would tax and regulate.Under this plan, the�� Tue, 15 Jan 2019 22:34:35 GMT /vpr-news/2019-01-15/vt-senate-leaders-hope-to-vote-on-tax-and-regulate-marijuana-bill-within-3-weeks Bob Kinzel 'We've Got A Crisis': Lawmakers Seek To Change A Child Welfare System Strained By Opioid Epidemic /vpr-news/2018-12-17/weve-got-a-crisis-lawmakers-seek-to-change-a-child-welfare-system-strained-by-opioid-epidemic Lawmakers are looking for novel ways to relieve stress on a child welfare system that’s straining under the weight of Vermont’s opioid problem.Sixty-four�� Mon, 17 Dec 2018 22:56:49 GMT /vpr-news/2018-12-17/weve-got-a-crisis-lawmakers-seek-to-change-a-child-welfare-system-strained-by-opioid-epidemic Peter Hirschfeld Vt. Senate Votes To Expand Domestic Terrorism Law In Effort To Prevent Future Shootings /vpr-news/2018-04-24/vt-senate-votes-to-expand-domestic-terrorism-law-in-effort-to-prevent-future-shootings The Vermont Senate has given unanimous approval to legislation that updates the state's domestic terrorism laws as a way to help thwart future mass�� Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:07:19 GMT /vpr-news/2018-04-24/vt-senate-votes-to-expand-domestic-terrorism-law-in-effort-to-prevent-future-shootings Bob Kinzel Lawmakers Look To Domestic Terrorism Law As A Way To Address Future Criminal Plots /vpr-news/2018-04-18/lawmakers-look-to-domestic-terrorism-law-as-a-way-to-address-future-criminal-plots After a Vermont Supreme Court ruling last week said Jack Sawyer could not be held without bail because his actions did not constitute "an attempt" to�� Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:25:33 GMT /vpr-news/2018-04-18/lawmakers-look-to-domestic-terrorism-law-as-a-way-to-address-future-criminal-plots Bob Kinzel