New Hampshire lawmakers are considering changing how the state handles
sexually-violent-predator cases after two offenders were freed because of
missed deadlines for hearings and trials.
Attorney General Bill Sorrell and most of Vermont’s
state’s attorneys are backing a package of criminal justice reforms designed to
make it easier to prosecute sex crimes.
The package doesn’t include longer mandatory minimum
sentences for convicted child sex offenders because some members of the group
believe this issue needs more study.
Rutland voters
have 45 days to ask the Board of Aldermen to call for a public vote on a new
ordinance that will place most of the city off-limits to sex offenders.
Here are the top stories at noon:
Rutland has adopted a new ordinance restricting where convicted
sex offenders can live after their release from prison; A big swath of forestland in northern New Hampshire has been
preserved with the help of snowmobilers, anglers, preservation groups
and an anonymous donor…
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
Vermont leads the nation in helping service members
when they come home; Officials predict the
power won’t be as cheap as it is now in the near future;
The first Vermont municipality to pass an ordinance restricting where
sex offenders may live within its borders is expected to draw a legal
challenge…
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
It’s unlikely the governor will call a
special session in the wake of the Brooke Bennett case;
Police are
searching for about two dozen convicted sex offenders who couldn’t be found
during a recent sweep of Chittenden County; Progressive Party candidate Anthony Pollina says
he’s decided to run as an Independent candidate this fall…
We talk with state’s attorneys about their experiences prosecuting sex offenders. Then, we hear from reporter Candace Page about the state’s efforts to control stormwater, and we visit with one Elton John fan who is eagerly awaiting the singer’s first concert in Vermont.