Vermont, 11 other states sue Trump Administration over tariff policies

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark is joining the top prosecutors of 11 other states in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, the Attorney General’s office announced Wednesday. The attorneys general, …

Vermont Conversation: Journalist Jeff Sharlet on American fascism and how a civil war is speeding up 

Jeff Sharlet. Photo courtesy of the intervieweeThe Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you …

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott responds to arrest of eight migrant farmworkers

Gov. Phil Scott said Wednesday that he’s doubtful the arrest of eight migrant farmworkers in Franklin County on Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents stems from a change in the federal government’s approach to immigration, but what happens …

Vermont officials respond after 8 workers detained at Franklin County dairy farm

A recent immigration enforcement action at a dairy farm in northern Vermont has led to the detention of eight migrant farmworkers, drawing a complex array of emotions throughout the state.On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained eight workers …

New York, Vermont AGs join multi-state lawsuit against Trump administration tariffs

The attorney generals of New York and Vermont are suing the Trump administration over tariffs as part of a multi-state coalition that aims to roll back what they are calling unprecedented tax hikes on Americans.Attorney Generals Letitia James and Charity …

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Feds fight judge’s order to return detained Tufts student to Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Federal authorities are fighting against a judge’s order to move a detained Tufts student back to Vermont. Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by immigration authorities last month in Massachusetts and brought to Vermont before being sent …

Vermont, New York join multistate lawsuit targeting Trump tariffs

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont and New York are among a dozen states that filed a lawsuit Wednesday to try to stop the president’s tariffs. The attorneys general say President Trump doesn’t have the power to increase tariffs worldwide without …

Mohsen Mahdawi will stay in Vermont as judge considers case 

Mohsen Mahdawi smiled and flashed a peace sign at dozens of friends and supporters who showed up Wednesday morning for his hearing in federal court in Burlington. He’ll continue to be held at Northwest State Correctional Facility in Vermont and will have …

DOJ appeals judge's order to move detained Tufts student to Vermont

The federal government is fighting a judge’s ruling that Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk, who wrote an essay about Israel and the war in Gaza and is fighting deportation, must be transferred back to an immigration facility in Vermont from Louisiana …