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• Judge denies bid by suspect’s lawyers in border patrol agent killing to change records screening process

  21-07-2026 23:49 via vtdigger.org
  
  The Federal Building in Burlington on Friday, September 5, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe defense team for a suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a border patrol agent in Vermont more than a year ago has lost its bid to change how certain records are screened before determining whether they can be released to the government.Lawyers for Teresa Youngblut in a new court filing Monday in federal court in Burlington called on Judge Christina Reiss to change the system set up last fall
  
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• Vermont is not in trouble. Vermonters are.

  21-07-2026 22:58 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Bob Stannard, a former member of the Vermont House of Representatives who lives in Manchester.In a recent commentary in VTDigger, the authors advocate that perhaps the only solution to Vermont’s problems is more growth, more development. They point out the obvious: Our population is decreasing, we have fewer kids in school, and we are now suffering from regulations that deter further growth. What they fail to address is the root cause of the problems that they believ
  
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• Double the limit: Vermont bets bigger cannabis buys will beat the black market

  21-07-2026 21:58 via vtdigger.org
  
  A sign for a cannabis dispensary on Church Street in Burlington on Thursday, July 9,2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerFor years, Shannon Morrill, co-owner of Something Wicked Cannabis Dispensary in Bethel, has reluctantly turned customers away. Their requests to buy cannabis for themselves and loved ones would tend to push them past the state’s daily purchase limit. Now, under a new state law that took effect this month, Morrill no longer has to disappoint customers at her and her
  
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• Immigration policy must balance dignity with the rule of law

  21-07-2026 19:41 via vtdigger.org
  
  Dear Editor,I respectfully disagree with Pope Leo’s recent criticism of the U.S. immigration policy. While I agree that compassion and care for migrants are important, I believe every nation has a fundamental responsibility to enforce its laws, maintain secure borders, preserve national security and protect its citizens.In considering this issue, I find the insights of St. Thomas Aquinas particularly relevant. He noted that some nations only deemed citizenship after two or three generatio
  
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• Federal appeals court overturns Vermont judge’s ruling that released Mohsen Mahdawi

  21-07-2026 18:52 via vtdigger.org
  
  Mohsen Mahdawi speaks after being released in Burlington in April 2025. File photo by Caleb Kenna/VTDiggerA U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a federal judge in Vermont should not have ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist, from immigration custody last year. Mahdawi, a green card holder who lives in the Upper Valley, was arrested in Colchester in April 2025 while attending a U.S. citizenship interview. He was held in a Ver
  
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• Why I came to VTDigger

  21-07-2026 12:00 via vtdigger.org
  
  VTDigger reporters Shaun Robinson and Ethan Weinstein work in the cafeteria at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, January 16, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerDear Reader,When I accepted the opportunity to become VTDigger’s CEO, I did it because I believe Vermont deserves ambitious, independent journalism.And I am asking you to help make that possible.This week, we’re inviting 500 readers to support VTDigger. If you’ve been thinking about making a contribution, please
  
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• A New York paper mill is closing part of its operation. Vermont loggers are sounding the alarm.

  21-07-2026 00:25 via vtdigger.org
  A logging operation in Tunbridge in Feb. 2023. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerLoggers and foresters around Vermont say they’re anticipating the industry will suffer after a New York paper company announced Friday that it will close part of its operation. Finch Paper’s decision to close its pulp mill in Glens Falls, New York, will continue to stress Vermont’s already burdened logging industry, warned Vermont logger Sam Lincoln. “It’s going to have an
  
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