The ACLU says the Legislature dropped the ball on police reform, and students are demanding action following the Texas shootings.
Two Vermont high schools that kicked school cops off campus now facing shooter threats

Two schools now facing shooter threats stopped having school resource officers during the last two years.
Another State House incumbent not running; petition deadline today

Another incumbent has joined the ranks of lawmakers not seeking re-election.
South Burlington man threatened death, rape to state judge, prosecutor, feds say
Puma reportedly has been in and out of the state criminal justice system for years. In 2019 he punched his defense attorney in the face in court, and required five officers to restrain him, the news report said.
Two more charges in Danville murder-for-hire
Serhat Gumrukcu, 39, of Los Angeles, California, and Berk Eratay, 35, of Las Vegas, Nevada, were arrested yesterday for conspiring to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire of Gregory Davis of Danville.
Don’t let lawmakers earning more $$ from energy companies vote on energy bills, Gray says

Molly Gray wants to prevent federal lawmakers from voting on energy legislation if their energy earnings exceed their legislative salary.
Balint: march for federal gun laws
The Senate must end the filibuster, then expand background checks and waiting periods for people who do not pass a background check.
Davis: banning semi-autos won’t work – here’s why
The ‘gun violence epidemic’ parallels the obesity epidemic, the drug abuse epidemic, and is a direct reflection of the entitled, cynical, and nihilistic view held by a large chunk of Americans.
Sexton: it takes a good person with a gun to stop a bad person with a gun
We are rolling the dice every day the schools are not protected.
Warner: why I bought a gun after moving to Vermont

Unlike the West Coast city I grew up in, I learned gunshots in Vermont meant someone was either practicing or putting food on the table.