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• Rep. Casey Toof, Vermont House’s No. 2 Republican, to resign

  08-01-2026 23:16 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Casey Toof, R-St. Albans Town, speaks during a press conference held by Republican representatives to discuss an education reform bill at the Statehouse in Montpelier on April 8, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe No. 2 Republican in the Vermont House, Rep. Casey Toof of St. Albans Town, will resign his seat next week. Toof has served as assistant minority leader since 2023 and has represented his Franklin County town in the chamber since 2019.The 40-year-old said he’s leaving
  
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• Citing damning report of police actions, attorney calls for release of suspect in crash that killed Rutland officer

  08-01-2026 23:09 via vtdigger.org
  Tate Rheaume waves to his family as he is held on bail in Rutland County Superior criminal court on April 9, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe attorney for a Rutland County man facing a murder charge in a fatal crash that killed an officer is asking a judge to reconsider an order holding his client without bail, citing an internal affairs report that strongly criticizes the actions of police leading to the deadly chase.David Sleigh, a lawyer for 22-year-old Tate Rheaume, in recent c
  
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• School districts would face spending caps under bill by Vermont Senate’s leader

  08-01-2026 22:19 via vtdigger.org
  Senate President Tempore Phil Baruth, D/P-Chittenden Central, right, confers with Sen. Alison Clarkson, D-Windsor, at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont school districts could see their spending capped beginning in 2028 if the Legislature passes a bill introduced Thursday by Senate Pro Tempore Phil Baruth, D/P-Chittenden Central.The bill, S.220, is meant to contain the growing cost of public education in Vermont while lawmakers get back to
  
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• Final Reading: Has Burlington’s special accountability court worked?

  08-01-2026 00:52 via vtdigger.org
  Jaye Pershing Johnson on Jan. 3, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerCourt backlog. The phrase has defined a malaise that’s permeated the Vermont Legislature’s work on public safety initiatives in recent years. When Covid-19 slowed down the judicial system, criminal cases piled up, leading defendants and victims to wait years for resolution.Enter the Chittenden County accountability docket. Proposed by Gov. Phil Scott last fall, the pilot project dedicated court time and
  
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