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Breaking down Rutland’s mayoral race, which has recently generated some controversy for the well-known candidates. Plus, Democratic legislative leaders decry the Scott administration’s efforts to roll back climate policy, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital support staff have unionized, University of Vermont officials generally expect research to continue like normal despite Trump administration efforts to cut federal funding, and a Barre granite quarry is no longer offering public tours.

A Brave Little State excerpt explores how Bristol’s town forest has shifted over time to meet changing community needs. Plus, Vermont’s treasurer wants lawmakers to hold off on joining a California initiative that could raise the price of gas here, Sen. Peter Welch raises alarms at Ukraine not being included in talks to end the country’s war with Russia, Johnson’s former grocery store building could be headed for a FEMA buyout, and Shelburne Museum has acquired Norman Rockwell paintings tied to Vermont’s granite industry.

Following a flurry of action at the federal level, the Vermont School Boards Association rescinded a model policy this week that outlines protections for trans and gender-nonconforming students. And then, just as suddenly, it reversed course.

Fault lines are beginning to emerge as lawmakers dig into the details behind Gov. Phil Scott's ambitious � and controversial � education reform ideas.

Critics believe Gov. Phil Scott's proposal would dramatically expand the flow of public money to private schools � while administration officials insist it could actually do just the opposite.

After a tax revolt at the ballot box last year, schools were warned by Gov. Phil Scott, and education officials to do everything they could to keep school budget spending in check. Despite financial pressures, notably from health premiums, school districts appear to be trying to do just that.

Gov. Phil Scott is now looking to roll back or revise almost every major climate bill enacted by the Democratically-controlled Legislature over the last four years, and the environmental advocates who previously enjoyed so much influence in Montpelier now find themselves on the defensive.

Scott has made clear for weeks that he’d like to flip how Vermont pays for schools on its head. But until now, it was unknown how much money the governor’s proposed formula would actually generate for Vermont’s schools.

For the better part of the last two decades, federal testing data consistently showed Vermont students outperforming their peers in other states in math and reading. But no longer.

The governor is proposing to get rid of Vermont’s universal school meals law to help keep property taxes level in the coming year.