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VTDigger.org is a comprehensive news platform that focuses on in-depth reporting related to state government, politics, consumer issues, business, and public policy across Vermont. This site is part of The Vermont Journalism Trust, a nonprofit organization recognized under 501(c)3. The two entities came together in October 2010, and by March 2011, VJT took on the role of the official publisher for VTDigger.org. Our content includes original news articles, videos, audio recordings, and photographs, as well as unfiltered information such as press releases and government documents.

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U.S. Border Patrol arrests 8 migrant workers at Berkshire dairy

2 days ago | vtdigger.org | Habib Sabet

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on Monday arrested eight migrant workers at Pleasant Valley Farms, a dairy in Berkshire, according to state and federal officials. Border agents were responding to a call from a concerned citizen who had observed â€śtwo individuals carrying backpacks exiting a wooded area and crossing â€¦ into private farmland,â€ť according to Ryan Brisette, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Burke Mountain receiver seeks final court approval for $11.5 million sale to local group

3 days ago | vtdigger.org | Habib Sabet

Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver overseeing Burke Mountain Resort, has asked a federal judge to sign off on the sale of the Northeast Kingdom ski resort to a local group for $11.5 million. In a Friday court filing, Goldberg asked Judge Darrin P. Gayles â€” who has presided over the mountainâ€™s receivership in federal court in Miami for almost a decade â€” to grant final approval for the deal with Bear Den Partners, LLC.
Under new ownership, WDEV seeks a second wind

3 days ago | vtdigger.org | Habib Sabet

On its face, the partnership between The Nation magazine and Myers Mermel, the new owner of WDEV-AM, is an unlikely one. Earlier this year, Mermel, who previously served as president of the conservative Ethan Allen Institute and once ran for the U.S. Senate as a Republican, entered the fabled Vermont radio station into an exclusive deal with the progressive monthly and online publication.
As education reform takes shape in Vermont, community members in Westford worry for their school's future

4 days ago | vtdigger.org | Corey McDonald

At a public forum held earlier this month in Westford, parents and community members gathered to voice concerns that are being felt throughout Vermont: whether their local schools will still exist in the years to come. The forum was held to discuss a plan by the Essex-Westford School District that will move grades six through eight out of the Westford School and into neighboring Essex Middle School beginning in the fall, leaving grades pre-K through fifth grade in the Westford School.
Final Reading: Vermont Senators prepare resolution calling for 'warm and cooperative relations' with Canada

6 days ago | vtdigger.org | Habib Sabet

All things considered, Liberation Day could have gone a lot worse for Vermont. On April 2, when President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from virtually all other nations, Canada â€” by far the stateâ€™s largest trade partner â€” was given something of a pass.
Vermont Superior Court closes Middlebury Chapel lawsuit in favor of college

6 days ago | vtdigger.org | Greta Solsaa

A Vermont Superior Court judge recently issued a ruling in favor of Middlebury College, closing a longstanding dispute over the Middlebury Chapel. The decision may be the final chapter of former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas’ campaign to bring back the building’s original moniker — Mead Memorial Chapel — on behalf of the estate of former Gov. John A. Mead.
Burlington’s proposed ban on guns in bars clears key legislative committee with narrowed scope

6 days ago | vtdigger.org | Shaun Robinson

MONTPELIER — A proposed change to Burlington’s local laws that would ban guns from bars and other venues that serve alcohol is making headway in Montpelier, where the change needs a signoff from state lawmakers. But a key Senate committee has reduced the scope of the proposal over concerns that, in its original form, it could run afoul of the U.S. Constitution. It’s the second time in a decade that Burlington voters have asked legislators to approve the local gun control measure.
Plan would overhaul Vermont’s response to homelessness, dissolving statewide motel program

6 days ago | vtdigger.org | Carly Berlin

This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public. A bill that would fundamentally overhaul Vermont’s response to homelessness is making its way through the Statehouse. H.91 provides a potential off-ramp to the state’s mass use of motel rooms as a primary form of shelter – and could spell an end to the political battles over the voucher program that have become a yearly ritual.
Jury convicts accused leader of murder-for-hire plot that killed Vermont man on all charges - VTDigger

6 days ago | vtdigger.org | Alan J. Keays

BURLINGTON — A federal jury has convicted the accused leader of a murder-for-hire plot of all charges brought against him in the 2018 killing in Vermont of a former business partner. The 12-member jury returned its verdict Friday in federal court in Burlington in the case of 42-year-old Serhat Gumrukcu, finding him guilty of three felony counts: murder for hire, conspiracy to commit murder for hire and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Vermont Department of Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington to step down

6 days ago | vtdigger.org | Habib Sabet

Commissioner Michael Harrington is stepping down after five years leading the Vermont Department of Labor, Gov. Phil Scott announced Friday. “Mike has been a skilled and dedicated public servant, especially helping us lead through the pandemic where there was an unprecedented number of Vermonters unemployed all at once,” said Scott in a Friday press release.