Policing

Chauvin has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from claims he kneeled on a teenager's neck in 2017, while he is accused of kneeling on a woman's neck earlier in that year.

Host Mikaela Lefrak, along with Vermont Public producer/reporter Myra Flynn, create a space for reflection on Tyre Nichols' death.

The order will be signed Wednesday, the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd while in police custody. But it only applies to federal law enforcement — not local forces

This hour, Vermont Edition host Connor Cyrus talks about the qualified immunity legislation that passed the Vermont Senate and explores what it would mean for Vermonters.

In this hour, Vermont Edition host Connor Cyrus looks at statewide efforts to bridge the divide between people of color and law enforcement.

Connor Cyrus hosts a conversation with Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s brother.

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger joins us for the hour and answers your questions.

This week Norma Hardy became Brattleboro’s new police chief, and in doing so she made history. She's the first Black woman to be a police chief in Vermont. She joins the department months after the town released an extensive report recommending significant reforms to local policing. The department also faces a staffing shortage.

Vermont law enforcement agencies from Burlington to Brattleboro including the State Police say that it's increasingly difficult to recruit new officers. And that is part of a puzzle that Heather Simons has been hired to solve. This month, Simons became executive director of the Vermont Police Academy, the first woman to serve in that role in Vermont.

What actions have lawmakers taken to reform policing, and how are they being implemented? Plus, how the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause is affecting…