Why Vermont is one of just nine states that taxes some social security benefits. Plus, after two mistrials the prosecutor who charged a Franklin County sheriff with assault is considering whether to call for a third trial, the state is suing social media company TikTok alleging it purposefully uses addictive algorithms, Vermont’s candidates for lieutenant governor spar over who would better represent the working class, a new report details how human-caused climate change is disrupting life in Vermont, and a second case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in upstate New York.