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Anti-ICE activists plan week of community engagement, learning and protest

02-10-2026 23:33 via vtdigger.org

Musicians from across the state play at a protest against ICE and CBP in St. Albans in May 2026. File photo by Emma Green/VTDiggerIn the eyes of Julie Macuga, the time is ripe for “mass civil disobedience.”She’s one of the main organizers for Shut Down ICE VT, which is hosting a week of community action against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Vermont. This is a small state, Macuga said, and activists need more “people power” to have a sustain

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Disabled workers deserve an equal shot at jobs

02-10-2026 22:09 via vtdigger.org

This commentary is by Natalie Sinkew, who lives in St. Albans.As a disabled citizen, I would like to address the struggles we face finding a place in the workforce. We are not asking for a job just because we have a disability. We are asking for the same opportunity as everyone else to apply for a job and show what we can do.The world is changing quickly. Technology, automation and artificial intelligence are becoming a bigger part of everyday life and the workplace. These changes can make life

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2 UVM Medical Center unions vote to authorize strike

02-10-2026 16:37 via vtdigger.org

Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals President Nicole DiVita, right, and Jacob Berkowitz, president of UVMMC Support Staff United, pictured on Oct. 2. Photo by Olivia Gieger/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — Two UVM Medical Center unions said Friday they have voted to authorize a strike. The vote gives the union leadership the authority to call for a strike and begin the legal notification process before staff officially take to the picket line. Union representatives said that 82

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Federal court says U.S. agents can search phones at Vermont’s border with Canada without suspicion

02-10-2026 00:19 via vtdigger.org

The United States Border Inspection Station in Derby Line in March 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerU.S. border agents can search people’s phones and other electronic devices without a warrant or any suspicion they’ve committed a crime, the federal appeals court covering Vermont ruled last month.The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which also covers New York and Connecticut, stemmed from a bank fraud and money laundering case against a man in New Y

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Stowe Mountain Resort hopes to cut new trails on Spruce Peak

02-10-2026 00:17 via vtdigger.org

The project is generally described as the clearing of .36 acres through the existing canopy for two new trails on Spruce Peak. Photo from Airbus, CNES / Airbus, Maxar TechnologiesThis story by Patrick Bilow was first published in the Stowe Reporter on Oct. 1, 2026.Stowe Mountain Resort is on a mission to make some of its terrain more approachable for guests ahead of the upcoming season.As the leaves change and crews test-fire snow cannons, the resort in August submitted an application to Vermon

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