Attorney General

Vermont Edition speaks to three candidates running for Vermont attorney general: Incumbent Democrat Charity Clark, Republican Ture Nelson, and the Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party's Kevin Gustafson.

Clark also joined Vermont Edition to explain why she supports a major data privacy bill on Gov. Scott's desk.

Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to a multistate coalition that sued the company over allegations that it misled the public about the safety of its talc-based baby powder. Vermont is set to receive $3.1 million from the settlement.

Attorney General Charity Clark announced the settlement Wednesday, which requires motel owner Anil Sachdev to pay $310,000 to motel residents whose security deposits he improperly withheld.

Attorney general Charity Clark shares ways Vermonters can stay safe from scams and price gouging as they rebuild from recent floods.

Vermont's attorney general is suing agriculture and chemical giant Monsanto alleging the company that made and sold toxic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, knew they were harmful to human health and the environment. PCB contamination has been found in some Vermont schools and the environment, including Lake Champlain.

A man who fell off a porch roof after a Vermont State Police trooper fired a projectile at him repeatedly screamed to the officers asking for help, but did not comply with numerous orders to drop the handsaw he was holding, according to video obtained by Vermont Public.

Windham County Superior Court Judge Katherine Hayes on Wednesday ruled that there isn’t evidence to charge the troopers with simple assault in an incident where a man fell off a roof after a trooper fired a projectile at him.

The Attorney General’s office has yet to decide whether to bring charges in two police use of force incidents that occurred more than eight months ago, including one case that’s nearly a year old.

Millions of vehicles manufactured by the companies between 2011 and 2022 can be easily hotwired and also lack engine immobilizers, a common anti-theft device.