In review: State budget agreement, education reform, cannabis market improvements

With federal cuts on the horizon, Democratic lawmakers agree on a state budget that reserves more than $100 million in anticipated revenue surpluses.

Plus, as education reform efforts continue at the Statehouse, rural families question if their voices will be heard.

And regulators look for ways to improve Vermont’s cannabis market.

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• Mark Johnson - WCAX
• Peter Hirschfeld - Vermont Public
• Alison Novak - Seven Days
• Sasha Goldstein - Seven Days

• With federal cuts on the horizon, the Vermont Legislature builds a reserve (Vermont Public)
• Rural Families Feel Disempowered in the Face of Efforts to Reshape Their Schools (Seven Days)
• With budget plan approved, Vt. legislative session poised to go into overtime (WCAX)
  Retailers and Growers Are Crowding Vermont’s Cannabis Market (Seven Days)