Colin Flanders

Burlington, Essex Junction

Staff Writer at Seven Days

Staff writer for @sevendaysvt, currently covering health care. Send tips/feedback to [email protected].

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Articles

Palestinian Activist Appears in Court, to Remain in Custody

1 day ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi will remain in custody for at least another week, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, giving the Trump administration more time to justify why the 34-year-old White River Junction resident should be denied his freedom while his immigration case plays out. Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also extended for 90 days an order requiring the government to keep Mahdawi in Vermont.
Feds Arrest Eight Migrant Workers on Vermont Dairy Farm

2 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Federal agents arrested eight migrant workers on Vermont’s largest dairy farm Monday in what advocates are calling one of the state's largest worksite enforcement actions in recent memory. The arrests, which occurred at the Pleasant Valley Farms in Berkshire, were not the result of a pre-planned, targeted raid, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
Judge Orders Feds to Bring Tufts Student Back to Vermont

6 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge A federal judge ruled late Friday that Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University grad student from Turkey who was arrested by immigration authorities last month, should be returned to Vermont while the case challenging the constitutionality of her arrest moves forward in Burlington. Judge William K.
Vermonters Outraged by Amazon's Plans for Essex Warehouse

1 week ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Would you trade your soul to get faster delivery of that touch-screen toaster you ordered? Those are the stakes at play, opponents say only half-jokingly, as online retail giant Amazon eyes an expansion into Vermont.
Burlington Protesters Call for Release of Tufts Grad Student

1 week ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Hundreds of people rallied outside of Burlington’s federal courthouse on Monday to protest the detainment of Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old Turkish doctoral student who was arrested near Boston last month by masked ICE agents. Federal authorities have accused the Tufts university grad student of engaging in activities “in support of Hamas,” a claim for which they have provided no evidence.
Planned Parenthood to Shutter St. Johnsbury Clinic

2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Planned Parenthood of New England plans to close its St. Johnsbury clinic this June in an attempt to cut costs amid mounting financial pressures. The clinic is among only a few reproductive health care providers in the Northeast Kingdom but has been posting significant losses that the nonprofit can no longer afford, according to Jessica Barquist, the organization's vice president of public affairs.
In review: State budget risks, perilous health care assessment, Vermont's alcohol problem

2 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Colin Flanders

House lawmakers have given final approval to a state budget that relies on hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding that might evaporate by summer. Plus, Vermont's top health care regulator says the system is "at a breaking point."And, a report out from Seven Days says Vermont needs to confront a drinking problem. Subscribe to the Vermont This Week podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Case of Turkish Tufts Student Arrested by ICE Will Be Heard in Vermont

2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge The case of a Tufts University grad student from Turkey who was plucked off a street by masked U.S. immigration authorities will be heard in Vermont, a federal judge ruled Friday. The judge also ordered that Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, not be removed from the U.S. until the court decides otherwise. Ozturk was arrested by plainclothes immigration authorities on March 25 while walking along a street in Somerville, Mass.
Pilot Program Would Help Recovering Drug Users Fix Their Teeth

3 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Jonathan Opra likes to think of himself as an approachable guy, especially now that his heroin addiction is behind him. Yet you wouldn't always know it from the look on his face. That's because Opra, 34, tries to avoid smiling to conceal his missing teeth. Three years sober, the Derby resident said he's proud of what he's overcome.
Vermont to Lose Millions as Part of Federal Grant Cuts

4 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

click to enlarge Vermont expects to lose nearly $7 million in federal funding as a result of the Trump administration's move this week to cancel billions of dollars in federal grants awarded to state and local health departments. The funding, authorized by Congress as part of COVID-19 relief bills, had been scheduled to run through September 2025.