Rep. Bob Hooper faced pressure from his own caucus to step down. He planned to do so next week, according to the speaker's chief of staff.
ICE was roundly criticized for its conduct in South Burlington this week. Some are also questioning what Burlington and state police did on the scene.
The store's second location will open this summer in the Essex Experience, mostly selling kitchen goods and housewares.
The member-owned co-op lost $1.2 million in fiscal year 2025 and has been in the red for eight consecutive years.