Use of the abortion pill increased in Vermont in 2020. This headline and others from today’s Vermont news media.
Water Cooler: State gives away $3000 to crush your clunker and buy EV
VTDigger publishes the long-and-growing list of subsidies, tax breaks and giveaways for Vermonters to drive electric. This headline and others in today’s media.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Fri, Sep 23
Franklin County’s Kicking Cop denies wrongdoing. And that was no coyote – it was a wolf. This headline and others in Vermont media.
Water Cooler: Canada to drop vax requirement
The pandemic must really be over if Justin Trudeau’s government is lifting the vax requirement. This headline and others from VT media today.
Water Cooler: NAACP educating on qualified immunity / City council acts on policing / keeping local journalism alive
This week the VT NAACP is holding seminars on qualified immunity for law enforcement, judges, lawmakers, and community members.
Water Cooler: Retail pot licenses issued / Prosecutor unsure about slasher bust
Windham County’s prosecutor isn’t sure police got the right bearded, camo-wearing homeless person when they arrested Ryan Avery for allegedly slashing a highway worker.
Water Cooler: Hardwick man pleads guilty to assaulting trooper with excavator
It’s dangerous to keep a gun for self-defense, a Sheffield gun owner argues.
Water Cooler: Bradford OKs pot sales
Bradford became about the 70th Vermont municipality to allow licensed local stores to sell marijuana.
Water Cooler: Legionnaires found in St. Albans, VT Guard seeks to reform ‘toxic’ culture
Legionnaires Disease has been discovered in Vermont, and the Burlington City Council has approved heightened surveillance as a public safety measure.
Water Cooler: former Red Sox pitcher dies driving to 9/11 memorial ceremony
From today’s media headlines: a 2015 Red Sox pitcher turned cop died enroute to a 9/11 ceremony, and game wardens are investigating a hunting-related shooting.