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How college students are dealing with food insecurity on campus. Plus, the influential state senator who led budget negotiations in Montpelier for two decades announces her retirement, the official who helped oversee state finances amid an influx of federal pandemic spending is stepping down, lawmakers approve a bill that could impose the state's first tax on second home purchases, Vermont’s chief health care advocate urges public comment on proposed health insurance premium hikes for next year, and the Agency of Transportation tries out a new way to keep truck drivers from getting stuck on the winding road near Smuggler’s Notch.

Green Mountain Roller Derby prepares for its first home bout since the pandemic shuttered their season four years ago. Plus, the Vermont Medical Society urges approval of a bill allowing primary care providers to order tests and procedures without prior insurance authorization, why nursing home closures in New England are outpacing the rest of the country, state regulators nix a plan by a private water utility in Woodstock to raise its rates by more than 100 percent, Killington Resort is slated to host the Stifel Killington Cup in November, the impact of pro-Palestinian campus protests on college commencements, and a first in feline honorary degree as Vermont State University prepares a titular award for a cat named Max.

Young people are the most active sports gamblers in Vermont since the state legalized the practice this year, which has problem gambling counselors worried. Plus, efforts to reduce Vermont’s racial and gender wage gap, why Gov. Scott plans to recruit moderate candidates for the state Legislature, Barre has a new (old) mayor, a bill that would have paused testing for airborne PCB’s in Vermont schools will not advance, and the scenic Smuggler’s Notch route opens for the season with warnings for too-large vehicles to keep out.

The intimate, delicate and love-filled work of one veterinarian who makes house calls to euthanize pets. Plus, new flood disclosure requirements, Gov. Phil Scott says he will veto a bill that raises property taxes, Amtrak is temporarily suspending service on part of its Adirondack route and drivers beware of crossing turtles.

A preview of Inclusive Arts Vermont’s upcoming annual arts summit. Plus, Gov. Phil Scott announces he will run for a fifth term, a data privacy bill that passed last week could put Vermont on the national stage, Sen. Bernie Sanders says history could be repeating itself when it comes to the Democratic party splitting over war, and the Plainfield Co-op is relocating.

A Vermont man’s decades-long fight for the return of artwork stolen from his grandfather during the Holocaust. Plus, Gov. Scott signals vetoes for a number of bills after the legislative session wrapped up Saturday, lawmakers pitch changes to Vermont’s medical cannabis program, veterans could see expanded services under new legislation, shoplifters may see stiffer penalties for repeat shoplifters, lawmakers target timber thieves, and two student journalists arrested while covering pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Dartmouth will not face charges.