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Commercial fishing interests sued the federal agencies involved in approving the wind farm, which is under construction 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
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A federal judge last week ordered Moshen Mahdawi to be released from prison while his immigration case is pending. In his first interview with Vermont media since his release, Mahdawi spoke about his time in prison, what it’s been like since his release and his plans for the future.
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A state report recommending greater protections for homeschooled children is facing pushback from advocates and state Republican leaders.
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Bajo el nuevo acuerdo con la administración de Trump, los oficiales de la policÃa estatal están entrenando para aplicar leyes federales de migración, incluyendo arrestar a personas indocumentadas sin órdenes judiciales. Algunos activistas dicen que las polÃticas podrÃan afectar a comunidades minoritarias.
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At least 27 percent of staff who worked at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center when Trump took office are no longer with the agency. The Woods Hole lab is at the center of the regional fisheries operations.
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ICE agents detained Juan Francisco Méndez after breaking through his car window with an axe. His wife, Marilú Domingo Ortiz, is now trying to be reunited with her husband.
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Under a new agreement with the Trump administration, state troopers are being trained to enforce federal immigration laws, including arresting undocumented people without warrants. Some activists say the policies will harm communities of color.
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The Active Tick Surveillance Program began in 2019 to better understand where ticks are, the dangers they pose to people and how invasive tick populations are spreading.
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A Trump administration order seeks to cut funding promised in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which U.S. Senator Chris Murphy from º£½Ç»»ÆÞ played a lead role in passing.
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The literary competition, now in its second year, is partly a creation of Freedom Reads, an organization which helps supply libraries inside correctional facilities across the country.
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The pro-worker marches come as º£½Ç»»ÆÞ nursing home union members are set to strike in mid-May.
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The study, released Thursday, shows that while Vermont law enforcement agencies are doing fewer traffic stops since the COVID pandemic, there are continuing disparities in how Black and Hispanic drivers are policed.