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November 22, 2022

DHS settles with Vermont-based immigrant advocacy group over claims of political targeting

The Department of Homeland Security reached a $74,000 settlement with Migrant Justice after the group sued alleging activists were being deliberately targeted by immigration agents.

November 22, 2022

VT storage fire that left 1 dead under investigation

Authorities in Vermont are investigating the cause of a storage facility fire in the town of Springfield, which left one unidentified person dead.

November 21, 2022

Off-duty Vermont sheriff's deputy shot by police in New York after refusing to drop gun

An off-duty Vermont sheriff's deputed was shot and injured by Saratoga Springs Police in New York on Sunday after he was involved in another shooting shortly before.

November 18, 2022

Man killed in Vermont home explosion

An unidentified Vermont man was killed in an explosion-induced housefire, with the home being deemed a total loss. Police plan to disclose further details of the case at a later date.

November 18, 2022

Vermont grants Ugandan activist yearlong stay on deportation

Steven Tendo, a Ugandan pastor and activist, was granted a stay on removal from the U.S. on Tuesday. Tendo claimed he was tortured at home and would fear for his life upon deportation.

November 17, 2022

My high school punished me for saying a male shouldn’t be allowed to watch me undress 

My high school punished when I spoke up and said a male shouldn’t be allowed to watch me undress. The school didn’t care that this made me uncomfortable.

November 10, 2022

Vermont Democrats to have veto-proof majority in state Legislature beginning in January

Vermont Democrats in the state Legislature will have a veto-proof majority in the next two-year session. The only statewide GOP officeholder in Vermont is Gov. Phil Scott.

November 9, 2022

Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, Oregon remove slavery loopholes from constitutions, Louisiana does not

Citizens in Vermont, Tennessee and Alabama voted to change their constitutions to abolish all forms of slavery in a bid to push prison labor reform.

November 9, 2022

Democrat Becca Balint becomes Vermont's first woman elected to Congress

Becca Balint, a Democrat endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, has become the first woman and openly gay candidate ever to be elected to Congress in the state of Vermont.

November 9, 2022

Slavery prohibited in Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, too close to call in Oregon

Midterm voters voted to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment in Alabama, Vermont, and Tennessee. In Oregon, the vote is still too close to call.