Vermont Business Magazine An initiative to expand community playgroups for young children and another to support the growth of local news coverage – both Hinesburg-based initiatives – received support recently from the Vermont Electric Cooperative’s Community Fund. The Hinesburg Community Resource Center’s Friends of Families coordinates local playgroups and received $750 to continue the delivery of these services.

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Donovan announced today that his office has reviewed the officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on October 8, 2019, in Rutland, Vermont. The Attorney General’s Office is declining to prosecute Rutland City Police Department Sergeant Kenneth Mosher, Sergeant Adam Lucia, and Corporal Elias Anderson, and Rutland Town Police Deputy Chief Ted Washburn for charges related to the fatal shooting of Christopher G. Louras. Based on the facts and circumstances, and consistent with Vermont law, the Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the actions of the officers were justified. In reaching this decision, the Office reviewed all the materials provided by the Vermont State Police, who conducted the investigation.

Vermont Business Magazine A new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project found that an overwhelming 76% of Vermont residents support allowing adults 21 and over to purchase cannabis from regulated, tax-paying small businesses. These results are significant as they come days before the Vermont House is expected to vote on S. 54, a bill that would legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis sales in the state.