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• Amid federal and state funding questions, more Vermont municipalities are turning to local option taxes
  Amid federal and state funding questions, more Vermont municipalities are turning to local option taxes -

  

  Three-dozen communities and counting — from Westmore, population 357, to Burlington, population 44,743 — are reaping a collective $50 million-plus annually through a 1% charge on some combination of rooms, meals, alcohol and sales.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Amid federal and state funding questions, more Vermont municipalities are turning to local option taxes.

• Jonathan Elwell: ICE, imperialism and a lineage of state violence
  Jonathan Elwell: ICE, imperialism and a lineage of state violence -

  

  It is crucial to recognize that the entanglements of Vermont’s prisons and police with the violence of U.S. imperialism are not unique to this moment.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Jonathan Elwell: ICE, imperialism and a lineage of state violence.

• Héctor J. Vila: We’re all Argentines now, protest movements across 2 Americas
  Héctor J. Vila: We’re all Argentines now, protest movements across 2 Americas -

  

  The widespread protests represent not just opposition to specific policies but a desperate defense of democracy itself.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Héctor J. Vila: We’re all Argentines now, protest movements across 2 Americas.

• John Clifford: Thank you to our most effective leaders
  John Clifford: Thank you to our most effective leaders -

  

  I think what many Vermonters are looking for is action by the Legislature that allows the governor to move forward on fixing our problems.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: John Clifford: Thank you to our most effective leaders.

• Spring Member Drive: All gifts matched during final countdown
  Spring Member Drive: All gifts matched during final countdown -

  

  Double your impact today and help us pursue truth.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Spring Member Drive: All gifts matched during final countdown.

• Murder trial of Seth Brunell in death of Fern Feather gets underway
  Murder trial of Seth Brunell in death of Fern Feather gets underway -

  

  A prosecutor urged jurors to use their “common sense.” But Brunell’s defense attorney said law enforcement had “rushed” the investigation and allowed for “egregious” contamination of the scene.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Murder trial of Seth Brunell in death of Fern Feather gets underway.

• Final Reading: What does the Portuguese Olympic Committee have to do with the State of Vermont?
  Final Reading: What does the Portuguese Olympic Committee have to do with the State of Vermont? -

  

  “Bottom line here is that Google is picking up some incorrect information about the content,” said chief data and AI officer at the Vermont Agency of Digital Services.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: What does the Portuguese Olympic Committee have to do with the State of Vermont?.

• Snapchat sued in connection with Vermont child sexual abuse case
  Snapchat sued in connection with Vermont child sexual abuse case -

  

  The events described in the case have served as a rallying cry for advocates of the “Kids Code,” a bill currently considered by Vermont lawmakers that would require social media platforms to adjust their design codes for users under 18.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Snapchat sued in connection with Vermont child sexual abuse case.

• Bridport man arrested and charged with father’s murder
  Bridport man arrested and charged with father’s murder -

  

  Stephen Nuciolo Jr. was taken into custody Monday for the second-degree murder of his father, who was killed more than a year ago.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Bridport man arrested and charged with father’s murder.

• Federal lawsuit filed against BTV, Burlington alleges ‘campaign of improper retaliation’ against airport tenant
  Federal lawsuit filed against BTV, Burlington alleges ‘campaign of improper retaliation’ against airport tenant -

  

  Eric Chase, the owner of Mansfield Heliflight, claims that city and airport officials violated his First Amendment rights and retaliated against him for criticizing Beta Technologies' expansion.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Federal lawsuit filed against BTV, Burlington alleges ‘campaign of improper retaliation’ against airport tenant.

• Vermont Senate leaders urge Gov. Phil Scott to terminate state agreement with federal immigration officials
  Vermont Senate leaders urge Gov. Phil Scott to terminate state agreement with federal immigration officials -

  

  The memorandum of understanding allows the federal government to hold immigration detainees at the state’s six prisons.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Senate leaders urge Gov. Phil Scott to terminate state agreement with federal immigration officials.

• How chopping onions led one Vermonter to changing lives
  How chopping onions led one Vermonter to changing lives -

  

  Clara Carroll discovered social work while cooking dinner at a group living facility where she volunteered during college. Thanks to a Vermont Mental Health Forgivable Loan, she’s now months away from completing her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: How chopping onions led one Vermonter to changing lives.

• Zoie Saunders tells feds Vermont schools will continue DEI 
  Zoie Saunders tells feds Vermont schools will continue DEI  -

  

  Earlier this month, Saunders sparked uproar from school leaders when she requested they affirm compliance with a federal directive attempting to end “illegal DEI.”

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Zoie Saunders tells feds Vermont schools will continue DEI .

• Kalev Freeman: Stand up for science
  Kalev Freeman: Stand up for science -

  

  We need continued investments in research to make Vermonters healthier, uplift our institutions of higher education and create good jobs for hardworking Vermonters.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Kalev Freeman: Stand up for science.

• Amid federal and state funding questions, more Vermont municipalities are turning to local option taxes
  Amid federal and state funding questions, more Vermont municipalities are turning to local option taxes -

  

  Three-dozen communities and counting — from Westmore, population 357, to Burlington, population 44,743 — are reaping a collective $50 million-plus annually through a 1% charge on some combination of rooms, meals, alcohol and sales.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Amid federal and state funding questions, more Vermont municipalities are turning to local option taxes.

• Jonathan Elwell: ICE, imperialism and a lineage of state violence
  Jonathan Elwell: ICE, imperialism and a lineage of state violence -

  

  It is crucial to recognize that the entanglements of Vermont’s prisons and police with the violence of U.S. imperialism are not unique to this moment.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Jonathan Elwell: ICE, imperialism and a lineage of state violence.

• Héctor J. Vila: We’re all Argentines now, protest movements across 2 Americas
  Héctor J. Vila: We’re all Argentines now, protest movements across 2 Americas -

  

  The widespread protests represent not just opposition to specific policies but a desperate defense of democracy itself.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Héctor J. Vila: We’re all Argentines now, protest movements across 2 Americas.

• John Clifford: Thank you to our most effective leaders
  John Clifford: Thank you to our most effective leaders -

  

  I think what many Vermonters are looking for is action by the Legislature that allows the governor to move forward on fixing our problems.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: John Clifford: Thank you to our most effective leaders.

• Spring Member Drive: All gifts matched during final countdown
  Spring Member Drive: All gifts matched during final countdown -

  

  Double your impact today and help us pursue truth.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Spring Member Drive: All gifts matched during final countdown.

• Murder trial of Seth Brunell in death of Fern Feather gets underway
  Murder trial of Seth Brunell in death of Fern Feather gets underway -

  

  A prosecutor urged jurors to use their “common sense.” But Brunell’s defense attorney said law enforcement had “rushed” the investigation and allowed for “egregious” contamination of the scene.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Murder trial of Seth Brunell in death of Fern Feather gets underway.

• Final Reading: What does the Portuguese Olympic Committee have to do with the State of Vermont?
  Final Reading: What does the Portuguese Olympic Committee have to do with the State of Vermont? -

  

  “Bottom line here is that Google is picking up some incorrect information about the content,” said chief data and AI officer at the Vermont Agency of Digital Services.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: What does the Portuguese Olympic Committee have to do with the State of Vermont?.

• Snapchat sued in connection with Vermont child sexual abuse case
  Snapchat sued in connection with Vermont child sexual abuse case -

  

  The events described in the case have served as a rallying cry for advocates of the “Kids Code,” a bill currently considered by Vermont lawmakers that would require social media platforms to adjust their design codes for users under 18.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Snapchat sued in connection with Vermont child sexual abuse case.

• Bridport man arrested and charged with father’s murder
  Bridport man arrested and charged with father’s murder -

  

  Stephen Nuciolo Jr. was taken into custody Monday for the second-degree murder of his father, who was killed more than a year ago.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Bridport man arrested and charged with father’s murder.

• Federal lawsuit filed against BTV, Burlington alleges ‘campaign of improper retaliation’ against airport tenant
  Federal lawsuit filed against BTV, Burlington alleges ‘campaign of improper retaliation’ against airport tenant -

  

  Eric Chase, the owner of Mansfield Heliflight, claims that city and airport officials violated his First Amendment rights and retaliated against him for criticizing Beta Technologies' expansion.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Federal lawsuit filed against BTV, Burlington alleges ‘campaign of improper retaliation’ against airport tenant.

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