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A New Hampshire author creates a one-woman stage show to temper the grief of losing a parent to dementia. Plus, Vermont House and Senate leaders try to hash out details of a property tax bill to pay for school budgets despite facing a potential veto, a protest at the Statehouse calls for lower taxes and fewer hunting restrictions, advocates say they’ll rally again next legislative session for a bill banning flavored tobacco and vaping products, lawmakers approve legislation revamping how the state responds to natural disasters, and an Upper Valley newspaper moves to nonprofit status to increase donations and keep publishing.

A tour of Vermont’s only women’s prison – a half century old and in need of replacement – and the problems associated with trying to build a new one. Plus, Gov. Scott says he’ll veto a bill that would set up a safe injection site in Burlington, pro-Palestinian student protesters take down their encampment at UVM, the Slate Valley Union School District prepares for a third round of voting on its yet-to-pass school budget, a consumer protection warning is issued for cannabis sold at a Northeast Kingdom dispensary, and the Vermont Senate passes a bill increasing penalties for repeat shoplifting convictions.

Child advocates try to revise a public safety bill they say could result in more juveniles winding up in adult prisons. Plus, a bill to set up a safe injection site in Burlington gets final approval, state budget writers lift the cap on households that can access Vermont’s emergency motel voucher program during winter, Vermont’s home market remains tight, the Vermont Book Award winners are announced, and House lawmakers consider a bill to lower the age for children to confidentially access public library materials.

Remembering a beloved New York state forest ranger who was a trailblazer in the LGTBQ outdoors community. Plus, Sen. Bernie Sanders announces he’ll seek a fourth term, pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Middlebury College take down their encampments after reaching an agreement with school administrators, UVM begins conduct processes for some students who took similar actions at the Burlington campus, the Vermont House passes a climate superfund act, and Gov. Phil Scott appoints a new state representative.

Civil rights advocates push to add an equal protection clause to the Vermont Constitution. Plus, a COVID-era law that changed Vermont’s open meeting statute is set to expire, state recovery officials say last summer’s flood victims still need more help despite money raised from special license plate sales, Vermont House lawmakers are moving a bill that gives primary health care providers more flexibility to order tests and procedures and another that bans exposed polystyrene foam in new floating docks, and a poetry festival will replace the canceled Bookstock event in Woodstock.

A lot of the activity in Montpelier is framed around tension between Democrats in the Legislature and Republican Gov. Phil Scott. But policy disagreements between Democrats in the Vermont House and Senate are now dominating the final weeks of the session. In this week’s edition of the Capitol Recap, we’ll break down why the Senate is rejecting tax increases proposed by the House.