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"The unveiling comes as Vermont has continued to see a major decline in Canadian tourism, a costly price to pay for President Trump’s tariffs on Canada and his talk of making the country the '51st state.'"
https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/14/haskell-library-opens-a-new-door-to-canadians-but-have-they-closed-the-door-on-vermont via @vtdigger #Vermont #Canada
“I take this fight to the First Circuit with love and faith — because the First Amendment is sacred, and I refuse to be silenced.”
https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/11/vermont-student-activist-mohsen-mahdawi-faces-new-deportation-order/ #ICE #VT via @vtdigger
BREAKING: The University of Vermont Health cut 142 positions across its Vermont and New York hospitals and hospice care network Tuesday.
https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/09/uvm-health-cuts-142-jobs-an-estimated-9-million-in-staff-positions/ #Vermont via @vtdigger
“When you’re confronted with situations of injustice, you can ignore it, you can complain about it, or you can work on changing it. And personally, I prefer to do that.”
The Vermont ice cream company co-founder reflects on what's become of his company's social mission and the socially responsible business movement that he spearheaded, how he and Jerry Greenfield are trying to take back their company, and his activism.
“ICE agents in Vermont arrested 54 immigrants between Trump’s January 2025 inauguration and March 10, 2026, the most recent date for which data is available. Of those, nearly half had no criminal record or pending criminal charges, according to ICE’s data.”
https://www.threads.com/@vermontpublic/post/DY0XlkoDkAs?xmt=AQG0nW8UQSZEysNu88n7oWxuYEgaODvO3QqNTVTyT5aWLEhcVsmSUcdFwO7R_bw_EBSawNLJ&slof=1 #Vermont #ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a skeleton crew in Vermont but uses U.S. Border Patrol and “collateral” encounters to drive a spike in arrests, Vermont Public found. https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-05-26/special-report-how-ice-operates-in-vermont
“The species suffered a mass decline decades ago. Researchers are studying how to restore disease-resistant elm trees, with the goal of increasing biodiversity and flood resilience in the process.”
https://vtdigger.org/2026/05/25/researchers-at-vermont-orchard-work-to-bring-back-the-american-elm-tree-in-new-england via @vtdigger
“Sears is at least the fifth person to die in the custody of the Vermont Department of Corrections this year, according to the department’s press statements.”
https://vtdigger.org/2026/05/21/second-vermont-man-this-year-dies-in-mississippi-prison/ #Vermont
“I’m concerned about this approach that dehumanizes people based on their mistakes instead of understanding that even people who are accused of crimes are human beings and members of our community.”
https://vtdigger.org/2026/05/21/police-departments-social-media-tactics-lead-to-arrests-and-criticism/ #Vermont
“Information is fragmented. Coverage can feel uneven. And many people, especially in rural communities, don’t see themselves reflected in the stories being told.”
https://vtdigger.org/2026/05/19/vermont-local-news-survey/ @vtdigger #LocalNews
