A yearslong saga finally came to an end this week, with the state paying $175,000 to a man arrested for giving the middle finger to a state trooper back in 2018.Of the settlement, Jay Diaz, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, said, “If we want to live in a free society, we have to ensure that we can speak openly to the police.”Plus, UVM's Center for Community News is getting a $7 million boost to help them expand.And, Vermont Public education reporter Lola Duffort provides an update on school budgets as a July 1st deadline looms.