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      <description><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Phil Scott and Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate were in lockstep on mandatory school district consolidation heading into the 2026 legislative session. House Speaker Jill Krowinski says it’s since become clear that while voters are desperate for property tax relief, they’re not willing to sacrifice control of their local schools to get it.]]></description>
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      <title>As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble</title>
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      <itunes:author>Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report, Liam Elder-Connors</itunes:author>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last year, in the wake of controversial, patient-facing cuts at the University of Vermont Health network, lawmakers passed a new law. They said regulators would get to intervene if they didn’t think hospitals should shutter a service. But now, barely a year later, lawmakers are already second-guessing that decision.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Last year, in the wake of controversial, patient-facing cuts at the University…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[Democratic leaders say they don't have the votes to move forward with mandatory school district consolidation. And they say it's become clear to them that Vermonters don't want it.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Democratic leaders say they don't have the votes to move forward with mandatory…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Democratic leaders say they don't have the votes to move forward with mandatory school district consolidation. And they say it's become clear to them that Vermonters don't want it.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Former tow truck driver, who needs oxygen concentrator to breathe, faces eviction from motel program</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the state’s expanded program for winter emergency housing ends Wednesday, Fred and Lisa Allard confront the challenge of living in their Jeep.]]></description>
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      <itunes:author>Carly Berlin, Brendan Rose, VTDigger</itunes:author>
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      <title>House Democrats revive push to tax the rich, despite their leadership's misgivings</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The House Committee on Ways and Means has agreed to vote on legislation this year that would increase state income taxes by 3% on household income over $500,000 a year, and by an additional 2% on income over $1 million.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Buying down property taxes with one-time money comes with the risk of creating…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[With a key legislative deadline looming, lawmakers raced to get key policy bills out of committees this week.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Aerial imagery from flooding in 2023 shows water covering part of the proposed…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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