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      <description><![CDATA[Deferred maintenance is piling up at parks across the state, contributing to more parks going up for sale. Outright closures, like the evictions of residents at the Green Mountain Mobile Manor, are fairly rare.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Most of the lupine that bloom across Vermont are non-native. But there's a very rare species of lupine that is native to Vermont, and there are almost none of these plants left in the state. Reporter Erica Heilman spent a day visiting a family of the rare Lupinus perennis with Vermont's head botanist.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Most of the lupine that bloom across Vermont are non-native. But there's a very rare species of lupine that is native to Vermont, and there are almost none of these plants left in the state.…</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Burlington-area rental market cools off, bringing some relief for tenants </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A dramatic jump in new apartments in Chittenden County and a dip in demand have contributed to the rising vacancy rate.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wednesdays are Ladies' Day at Vermont Quick Lube, which means a flower and a free car wash.]]></description>
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      <title>Scientists are injecting elm trees with a killer fungus to save them</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising American elms that are bred to be resistant to Dutch elm disease at two sites in Vermont. Now, they’re injecting them with the fungus to see what happens.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising…]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:author>Abagael Giles</itunes:author>
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      <title>Capitol Recap: Education reform deal in sight after Scott bends on forced school district mergers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Phil Scott had previously insisted on a proposal that forces school districts to merge into larger governance units. But administration officials say it’s become clear that Democratic lawmakers won’t agree to mandatory consolidation.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Phil Scott had previously insisted on a proposal that forces school districts to merge into larger governance units. But administration officials say it’s become clear that Democratic lawmakers won’t agree to mandatory consolidation.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Phil Scott had previously insisted on a proposal that forces…]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:author>Peter Hirschfeld</itunes:author>
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      <title>Capitol Recap: Vermont House votes to partially repeal Act 181 </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers learned that the conservation measures they enacted in Act 181 “were alienating rural landowners and were not the right tool for the job,” said Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lawmakers learned that the conservation measures they enacted in Act 181 “were alienating rural landowners and were not the right tool for the job,” said Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Lawmakers learned that the conservation measures they enacted in Act 181 “were…]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:author>Carly Berlin</itunes:author>
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      <title>Hardwick wrestles with the future of one of its ailing dams</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Removing the Jackson Dam could cost $4 million to $9 million — or more, depending on what’s found in the sediment. “I’m not sure anyone wants to pay for it,” said the general manager at Hardwick Electric.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:52:33 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Removing the Jackson Dam could cost $4 million to $9 million — or more,…]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:author>Abagael Giles</itunes:author>
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      <title>From the 1970s to today, mapping Vermont for land use sets off fierce opposition </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Opponents argued that a land-use plan in the 1970s was “Satan’s work, Communist propaganda, and a wishy-washy bureaucratic nightmare,” according to one news report from the time.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Opponents argued that a land-use plan in the 1970s was “Satan’s work, Communist…]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:author>Carly Berlin</itunes:author>
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      <title>A Vermont landlord pursues debts from tenants. His wife now helps write eviction law</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For years, Rep. Debbie Dolgin and her husband brought cases before an assistant judge who issued arrest warrants to collect unpaid debts from their tenants. As a major landlord-tenant bill is actively debated, Dolgin says she sees no conflict in her roles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:37:53 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Citing climate change as a factor, Burke Mountain and its partner ski academy…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A growing number of Vermont's primary care providers are shrinking their…]]></itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Phil Scott says he won’t let a state budget go into law unless…]]></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:author>Peter Hirschfeld</itunes:author>
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