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Updated 9 a.m. 3/3/2020 State health officials said Monday there are no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Vermont, but there are now reported instances of the disease in New Hampshire , New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Health officials say they’re preparing for it in Vermont.

Last summer, Springfield Medical Care Systems, the parent organization for Springfield Hospital and the local community health center network filed for bankruptcy.

In 2017, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders published an instructional guide for regular Americans on how to organize social movements, and his strongest supporters are now using his manifesto as a playbook for the 2020 presidential race.

Democrats and Progressives in Vermont’s largest city are vying for control of the city council this Town Meeting Day. Eight of the 12 seats on Burlington’s City Council are up for a vote on Tuesday.

About eight years ago, Alan Blackwell found a vacant storefront in downtown Brattleboro. He wanted to build a dive bar from the ground up.

A commonality runs through the portraiture that adorns the Vermont Statehouse: old white men. And that lack of diversity has come under scrutiny lately. But is it appropriate to diversify the artwork if the history of state power is not, itself, very diverse? This hour: art in our public spaces, and what can or should be done to make public art more reflective of the whole Vermont story.

James Alvin Wakefield — he goes by Al — worked in New York City for a number of Fortune 500 companies, including: Mobil, Celanese, Singer and Avon. But in 1984, he moved to Mendon and made Rutland County his base for Wakefield Talibisco International, a global executive search firm.

Should local government officials be prohibited from sharing information about a person's immigration or citizenship status with federal immigration authorities? That’s what voters in four Upper Valley communities on both sides of the Vermont-New Hampshire border will answer at town meetings in the coming weeks and months.

California will hold the nation’s largest presidential primary on Tuesday, and the path to victory for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders runs through Los Angeles County, according to campaign staffers there.

Key bills are moving in Montpelier. A contentious Act 250 overhaul has collapsed. A bill to establish a tax-and-regulate marijuana marketplace will soon see a vote on the House floor. And lawmakers just voted to override Gov. Scott's veto of a minimum wage increase. We're talking with reporters about the veto override vote, the Act 250 update and what lawmakers are thinking about when it comes to taxing marijuana.

In the stairwell leading down to Colchester Dental Group and Aesthetic Center , there's a big sign that says "Smile." It’s the kind of sign you’d expect to see at a dentist's office, but it’s not just there for show: Dr. Ken Palm smiles — a lot.

Updated 3 p.m. Vermont's minimum wage is set to rise over the next two years after the House voted Tuesday to override Gov. Phil Scott's veto.

Earl Ransom is, according to agricultural census data , part of a tiny demographic group: He's a black dairy farmer in Vermont.

The flu is hitting children especially hard this year: more than 100 child deaths have been blamed on the virus this season, according to the CDC . While there have been no flu-related child deaths in Vermont this season, the virus is still having and outsized effect on the young: 86% of flu cases have been reported in people under the age of 24, and so far 35 schools have seen flu outbreaks.

Do you think Vermont state officials are doing too much, not enough, or about the right amount to address climate change? That's one of the questions a recent VPR - Vermont PBS poll asked Vermonters. While 39% of respondents said about right, another 39% believe Vermont is not doing enough to address climate change. And 18% said the state is doing too much. This hour, we dive into the results and take your comments and questions.