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More than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the state judiciary is still struggling with an enormous backlog of criminal cases and competing public pressures around how justice should be pursued. To better understand how the system is working, Seven Days and Vermont Public embedded two reporters at the Burlington criminal courthouse for one week.

Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation that allows primary care physicians to order tests and certain medications without seeking prior authorization from a health insurance company — a process many doctors say can delay treatments. Insurers said the bill would lead to rate increases.

The powerful chair of the Senate appropriations committee and former secretary of human services shocked Vermont's political world last week when she announced that she will not seek reelection.

Older adults have a lot to gain from having pets — from improved physical health to a better quality of life. That’s the motivation behind a volunteer program in Chittenden County called Aging in Place with Pets.

A Unified track team at Hanover High School in New Hampshire brings students of all abilities together.

About one in five students at Vermont’s largest university reported facing food insecurity. That’s in line with the rates among college students across the country.