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• Ugandan minister Steven Tendo, who faced brutal torture abroad, detained by ICE

  04-02-2026 19:07 via vtdigger.org
  Steven Tendo, a refugee from Uganda seeking political asylum in the U.S., speaks with supporters after receiving a letter announcing a year-long stay of his deportation in St. Albans on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerUpdated 5:51 p.m.Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant who moved to Vermont in 2021 while seeking asylum, was detained in Shelburne on Wednesday morning by federal immigration agents, according to the union he’s a part of and the a
  
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• Ugandan asylum seeker Steven Tendo detained by ICE

  04-02-2026 19:07 via vtdigger.org
  Steven Tendo, a refugee from Uganda seeking political asylum in the U.S., speaks with supporters after receiving a letter announcing a year-long stay of his deportation in St. Albans on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerSteven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant who moved to Vermont in 2021 while seeking asylum, was detained in Shelburne on Wednesday morning by federal immigration agents, according to the union he’s a part of and the advocacy group Mig
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott calls on Sheriff Palmer to resign 

  04-02-2026 19:03 via vtdigger.org
  Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer answers questions from members of the media after his arraignment in Rutland County Superior criminal court in Rutland on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerMONTPELIER —- Gov. Phil Scott said Windsor County sheriff Ryan Palmer should resign amid the slew of sex crimes charges he is facing. Scott’s call for Palmer’s resignation came the day after all nineteen Windsor County lawmakers publicly released a letter tha
  
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• A childhood accident inspired Noah to pursue a career as a physical therapist

  04-02-2026 15:56 via vtdigger.org
  When Noah Paquette was 13, he hyperextended his knee in a trampoline accident. A torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus meant surgery and extensive physical therapy. “I’m fully healed now, thanks to PT,” Noah shared. “But it was a really important part of my day and my week, that time I took to get better. And it was so hard. I loved it though and it’s what really inspired me to pursue exercise science in college,” he added. Now a junior at the University of Vermon
  
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• Vermont Senate president wants state dollars to cover policing costs if anti-ICE protests break out

  04-02-2026 00:30 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Robin Scheu, D-Middlebury, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerWhen Vermont lawmakers set aside $50 million in this year’s budget to help plug feared future federal funding cuts made by the Trump administration, they weren’t sure exactly what that pot of money would be used for, or when. Now, a year into Trump’s second term, they
  
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• Rutland City prepares for rare write-in election after mayor resigned

  04-02-2026 00:10 via vtdigger.org
  Rutland City Hall on Dec. 1, 2021.File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe timing of Rutland City mayor Mike Doenges’ resignation plan announced last week created an unusual dilemma for residents who wondered what would come next. Now, the smoke has cleared, with a write-in election underway.   Doenges’ resignation, planned for Feb. 27, came halfway through his term and five days before the next Town Meeting Day, sending Rutland residents reeling with the news and wond
  
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• Vermont nurses raise alarms about proposed federal loan limits

  04-02-2026 00:03 via vtdigger.org
  Michelle Wade of the Vermont Nurse Practicioners Association speaks with a lobbyist in the cafeteria at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerA coalition of nearly 150 nurses descended on the Statehouse Tuesday morning, filling the House gallery, meeting with lawmakers and congregating in the cafeteria.Though an annual affair, this year’s visit had added urgency, arriving on the heels of federal changes that have heightened many nurses’ conc
  
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