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H.53 would eliminate the state’s ability to suspend a person’s driving privileges solely because they have not paid the fine for a moving violation — such as speeding, running a red light or banging an unlawful uey.

Advocates are urging the Vermont Legislature to change a state law around school mascots, saying in a statement that the current legislation does not protect students and has “failed.” The statement, which was signed by 51 advocates, including 16...

In a letter, 51 advocates and lawmakers called for new legislation around school mascots, saying that the current law “has failed.”

The legislation, S.75, proposes giving civilian boards the authority to manage police departments, much like selectboards, town managers and police chiefs do. Bennington’s town manager says the bill has “gone too far.”

“We do not believe the Thunderbird has any harmful imagery for any student at MVU, including our Abenaki population,” Chief Joanne Crawford, of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, and Brenda Gagne, president of the school district’s Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee, wrote in a joint statement.

Northfield (Vt.) Police Chief John Helfant, whose policing background and anti-transgender comments have drawn frequent condemnation, plans to retire in May, according to town officials.Helfant’s resignation became public in a press release posted to...

John Helfant has publicly sparred with his local school district over its policies concerning transgender students’ rights. His police work was repeatedly called into question by a former state’s attorney.

Two Vermont nonprofit advocacy groups filed formal complaints seeking to remove school mascots at eight schools across the state, arguing that they are offensive and harmful to students.In a letter last week, the Rutland Area NAACP and Gedakina, a...

In the early stages of planning the Black Experience, nuwave Equity Corporation CEO and founder Emiliano Void and poet Rajnii Eddins were a two-man show,...

The Rutland Area NAACP and Gedakina, an organization that promotes Indigenous culture and education, filed formal complaints about school mascots across the state, saying they were “upholding harmful legacies.”