“There is no hospital in Vermont that is not in jeopardy,” stressed the consultant who led work on the report. Recommendations include closing inpatient beds and converting emergency departments into urgent care centers at Gifford Medical Center, Grace Cottage, North Country, and Springfield hospitals.

More than 100 people eventually showed up for a meeting to voice anger and frustration about taxes — and seek answers.

In the woods of a Windsor County town, artists leave behind their smartphones and embrace working and living off the land. While in residence with The Sable Project, the artists also showcase their works-in-progress at community events, and share locally-produced food.

The Luman R. Nelson taxidermy collection, which includes more than 600 birds and animals, has been in Marlboro since the early 1960s. The museum where it’s housed lost their lease and the collection is to be put into storage.

The union representing health care and higher education employees, AFT Vermont, says it’s doubled the number of workers in its ranks over the last six years.

Vermont needs 24,000 new year-round homes to get the housing market to a healthy place — that's according to the recent Vermont Housing Needs Assessment report, from the Vermont Housing Finance Agency and the Department of Housing and Community Development. Housing official Alex Farrell breaks down the report.

The Dozer is 2 pounds of burger, eight strips of bacon and cheese, and a pound of fries. It has to be eaten in 30 minutes or less.

The school board has once again trimmed its spending plans for the year, and scheduled a fourth budget vote for Sept. 17. Early voting has begun.

In May, the Department for Children and Families unveiled a plan to build a new secure youth facility in Vergennes — partially on land that once housed the Weeks School, a former youth detention center with a troubled history. Some advocates say it’s a physical reminder that the state hasn't done enough to reckon with the past.

Vermont’s Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas recently sat down with Vermont Public's Bob Kinzel to discuss the growing use of AI in politics and potential changes to stop the spread of disinformation.