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Senate Panel Refuses New Investigative Powers for Human Rights Commission

The Vermont Human Rights Commission can’t investigate potential discrimination unless someone files a complaint, a format that executive director Bor Yang said often hinders commissioners’ ability to fulfill their duty. On Wednesday, Yang asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to create a more proactive investigative process that would allow the commission to check police records without a […]

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