VTDigger Minute is a weekly news digest from Vermont PBS. Tune in every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 6:30 a.m. to hear about the week’s top stories.
This week on the Minute:
Investor attorney takes on state, twice, in EB-5 cases before Vermont Supreme Court
A Stowe attorney argued before the Vermont Supreme Court that EB-5 investors who were defrauded in the Jay Peak scandal should be allowed to sue the state. Russell Barr said that the state’s failure to prevent the fraud violated the EB-5 program’s economic development mission. The state Attorney General’s office says the developers, not the state, are to blame.
Feds bring state drug fight to Vermont’s southern border
Law enforcement leaders gathered in Brattleboro Tuesday to warn drug dealers and distributors of a coming crackdown. Nearly a quarter of Vermont’s overdose deaths last year were reported in Windham County, partly due to its proximity to other drug hubs in the region. U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan said out-of-state dealers will be targeted.
Burlington mayor opens arms to asylum-seeking immigrants
After President Donald Trump announced that his administration was looking at placing asylum-seeking immigrants in sanctuary cities, Mayor Miro Weinberger says Burlington will have them. Weinberger said he’s taking Trump’s comment seriously, and disagrees with the president’s attempts to demonize immigrants.
