Vermont's top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week.

Gov. Scott faced pushback this week over his decision to transfer SNAP recipients' personal data to the Trump administration.Plus, a look at how state lawmakers are utilizing legislative reports and study groups.And, unsheltered homelessness spikes in Vermont.

Vermont’s largest hospital system announced dozens of layoffs this week as part of a plan to cut nearly $185 million in spending by the end of next year.Plus, a Vermont Agency of Education hire raises questions.And, a big weekend ahead for soccer fans in the state.

A Vermont superintendent is left reeling this week, after border agents at a Texas port of entry detained him for several hours and searched his devices.Plus, thousands of Vermonters will see federal food benefits eliminated or reduced.And, a free food distribution program faces pushback in Burlington.

Municipalities and service providers are struggling to support a growing number of homeless Vermonters.Plus, hundreds of property owners still await FEMA buyout money.And, Green Mountain Transit faces challenges as it looks to the future.

Heavy thunderstorms have led to flash flooding in Vermont — for the third year in a row.Plus, an increased reliance on Vermont’s prisons by federal immigration authorities is causing strain.And the Howard Center, the state’s largest social service provider, announces program cuts and layoffs.

On a special edition of Vermont This Week, we sit down for a conversation with Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark. Clark discusses how her office is pushing back on what she sees as overreach by the federal government and the Trump administration."The bottom line for me is, it's the rule of law," Clark says. "I am focused on the violation of all of these fundamental rights — systems that we have like due process, respecting the balance of powers in the three branches of government. Respecting that we live in a federal nation, a federalist system where each state is a sovereign state with its own rights, with its own responsibilities."

With the planned closure of Copley Hospital's birthing center, expecting families in Lamoille County will have to travel farther to give birth.Also, will independent schools make the grade as Vermont presses forward with education reform?And, the fight over Amazon in Essex.

Despite opposition from many Democrats and outrage from large swaths of the public education system, legislative leaders summoned enough votes this week to send a historic education reform package to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk.Plus, a bill capping what Vermont health care providers can charge for outpatient prescription drugs becomes law. And Burlington temporarily renames Church Street as a show of support to our northern neighbors.

Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill that would have overhauled Vermont’s homelessness response system, saying it does not adequately reduce the size or cost of the motel voucher program.Plus, a new financing tool for housing infrastructure has become law.And House and Senate negotiators, as well as the Scott administration, have struck a deal on a major education reform package.