Taylor Dobbs
Vermont Public
Burlington, VT, United States
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Vermont Unemployment Rate Held At 2.9 Percent In October
The Vermont Department of Labor announced Friday that the statewide unemployment rate held steady at 2.9 percent in October. → Read More
When Vermont Inmates Die, It's Hard To Get The Full Story
After multiple reports of Vermont inmates who died of cancer after serving time in the state’s prison system, VPR’s Taylor Dobbs spoke with Vermont Edition → Read More
The Slow And Painful Prison Death Of Roger Brown
On October 15, Vermont inmate Roger Brown died of metastatic cancer at the prison infirmary in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. He wrote in his diary that prison → Read More
'They Killed Him': As A Vermont Inmate Suffered From Untreated Cancer, Officials Delayed Care
Bobby Hutt died of cancer in October 2014, after suffering for over a year. His sisters say the Vermont Department of Corrections "killed him" by waiting → Read More
Vermont State Investigators Face 'Problematic' Resistance From Pennsylvania Prison Officials
Since being transferred to a state-run Pennsylvania prison over the summer, Vermont inmates are having a more difficulty than ever communicating with → Read More
Three Dartmouth Professors Under Criminal Investigation For Alleged 'Sexual Misconduct'
The New Hampshire Attorney General, New Hampshire State Police and other law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation of three members → Read More
Burlington Police Investigating Early Morning Gunshots
Burlington Police are investigating after an apartment building was shot multiple times in the early hours of Thursday morning. No one inside was injured → Read More
Man Arrested For Lewd Conduct At UVM Library
University of Vermont Police arrested a man after he allegedly exposed his genitals and also touched women at the university’s library, according to an → Read More
State To Investigate Vermont Gas Blasting Protocols
Six months after the completion of the Vermont Gas pipeline to Addison County, regulators announced an investigation into whether the company used proper → Read More
Bomb Threat Leads To Lockdown At Rice Memorial High School
Police conducted a sweep of Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington Tuesday morning using bomb detection dogs from the Transportation Security → Read More
Environmental Group Says State Permits Allow More Lake Pollution, Not Less
The Conservation Law Foundation has appealed four of the first sewage treatment plant permits that Vermont state officials have approved since the new Lake → Read More
Why Are People So Passionate About Target Coming To Vermont?
Reactions to the news that Target will be opening its first Vermont store have been all over the place. Some are lamenting the arrival of another "big box → Read More
Vermont Supreme Court Favors Transparency In Key Public Records Ruling
Vermont's Supreme Court ruled Friday that all records generated by public officials as they do their jobs are open to the public, regardless of where the → Read More
Welch Is 'Very Concerned' About The Effects Of A 2016 Drug Law He Cosponsored
In the wake of an investigative report by The Washington Post and "60 Minutes," Rep. Peter Welch is calling for congressional investigations into the → Read More
Did An Armed Bystander Stop The Burlington Cleaver Attack?
A press release from police about last week’s cleaver attack in Burlington has left questions about the role of an armed bystander at the scene. Here’s → Read More
Vermont Inmate Dies In Pennsylvania Prison
Vermont’s Department of Corrections announced Monday that a 68-year-old Vermont inmate died over the weekend in the Camp Hill prison in Pennsylvania. → Read More
Days Before 'Heartbreaking' Burlington Killing, Suspect Self-Reported Domestic Violence
Officials are still working to piece together the events that led up to a grisly slaying in Burlington Thursday afternoon, when 34-year-old Aita Gurung → Read More
Sanders Promotes Domestic Solar Industry, But Warns Against Trade Restrictions
As the Trump administration works to undo regulations in place intended to slow global climate change, Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for further → Read More
On 9/11 Anniversary, A Vermont Judge Welcomes 67 New Citizens
At the Vermont Statehouse Monday, Judge William Sessions welcomed more than 60 new U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony in the House chamber. The → Read More
A Vt. Court Ordered Google To Provide Overseas Data. Will The State Supreme Court Agree?
This summer, the Addison unit of the Vermont Superior Court ordered Google to turn over customer data that the tech giant stored on overseas servers. The → Read More