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• Feds release $21 million in funding for winter heating assistance to Vermont after shutdown

  02-12-2025 23:49 via vtdigger.org
  A person adjusts the temperature on a thermostat. Photo illustration by Natalie Williams/VTDiggerTheo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released nearly $21 million in long-awaited federal funding for Vermont’s heating assistance programs, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Tuesday.“LIHEAP is an essential lifeline for more than 20,000 Vermont households every y
  
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• New Chittenden County court grapples with how to reduce court backlog and manage cases of recidivist defendants

  02-12-2025 23:39 via vtdigger.org
  Superior Court Judge Martin Maley listens to an argument at Chittenden County Community Accountability Court in Burlington on Friday, Nov. 21. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — A defendant appeared in court on a Wednesday morning in an oversized crewneck with her hands cuffed in front of her. Judge Martin Maley said she was already looking healthier after spending time in jail since her last court date. The defendant’s case, involving theft charges, was one of four sc
  
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• Kevin H. Pallas

  02-12-2025 18:56 via vtdigger.org
  Born Jan. 13, 1959Died Nov. 20, 2025Details of servicesA celebration of life will be held in January more information will be posted at a later date.Kevin Howard Pallas, 66, of Milton, passed away at the McClure Miller Respite House on November 20th , 2025 with his loving wife by his side.He was born January 13,1959 the son of Jon Sr and Marie (née Dickinson) Pallas, who have both predeceased him.Kevin studied at Daniel Webster College, and Rhode Island School of Electronics. He reti
  
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• Jack Hoffman: Seize the opportunity for a second chance on school reform

  02-12-2025 13:03 via vtdigger.org
  Jack Hoffman is a senior policy analyst with the Public Assets Institute. Before joining Public Assets, Jack covered politics and state government in Vermont for 20 years. 
  The Act 73 redistricting task force wrapped up their work, and they’ve given the state a chance to rethink the course of education reform it has been pursuing for the last decade.Vermont communities, as well as elected leaders, should seize this opportunity to get us out of the ditch we’ve been in and refocu
  
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• Immigrant review plan following DC shooting raises concerns for Afghans in Vermont

  02-12-2025 12:54 via vtdigger.org
  Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerFederal immigration officials recently announced plans to re-examine the green cards of individuals from “19 high-risk countries” and conduct an assessment of country-specific factors for pending and future immigration requests, stirring worry among Vermont’s Afghan community, advocates say.The announcement from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services came after an Afghan man was named as the suspect in the Wednesday shooting of two Nationa
  
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• Winooski school district rallies to help 2nd-grader detained by ICE

  02-12-2025 02:44 via vtdigger.org
  A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Photo by Yuki Iwamura/APThe Winooski School District is calling for the rapid release of a second-grade student who was allegedly detained, with his mother, by federal immigration agents during the Thanksgiving break last week.“They were traveling out of state, they made a wrong turn and were stopped and taken into ICE custody,” said Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria, who has since received information they are bein
  
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• Giving Tuesday triple match: Your gift goes 3X further on Dec. 2

  02-12-2025 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Dear readers,This Giving Tuesday is your chance to make three times the impact for independent, local news in Vermont.Thanks to three generous donors, every contribution up to $500 made on Tuesday, Dec. 2 will be tripled until midnight.That means:
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• Vermont attorney general joins lawsuit against Trump administration over food assistance eligibility for noncitizens

  02-12-2025 00:57 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark and President Donald Trump. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger and Alex Brandon/APVermont Attorney General Charity Clark joined a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration last week over an Oct. 31 federal memo that mandated new food assistance restrictions for noncitizens. The move came after Clark signed a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture last month, criticizing both the new rules and the department’s manner of delive
  
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