Taylor Dobbs

Taylor was VPR's digital reporter from 2013 until 2017. After growing up in Vermont, he graduated with at BA in Journalism from Northeastern University in 2013.

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U.S.

Jane And Bernie Sanders Feel The Heat Over Investigation Into Shuttered College

Taylor Dobbs

Questions about Jane Sanders' time at Burlington College are putting Sen. Bernie Sanders on the defensive at a time when some of his supporters are predicting a 2020 presidential run.
Science

University Of Vermont's Ban On Bottled Water Backfires

Taylor Dobbs

The University of Vermont banned the sale of bottled water on its campus in 2013 to cut down on single-use bottles in the waste stream. But the number of plastic, single-use bottles being shipped to campus went up, and students ended up using more single-use bottles and drinking less healthy beverages out of them. Now the university is trying to figure out how to balance sustainability and nutrition in on-campus beverage sales.
U.S.

Straw Buyers Exchange Vermont Guns For East Coast Drugs

Taylor Dobbs

Last month, Vermont's governor said addiction has reached epidemic levels in his state. Officials say that high demand, combined with the state's loose gun laws, create a lucrative market for out-of-state dealers.