The Frequency

In a vote that some advocates say could “change the trajectory” of Vermont, the State Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to legislation that would increase child care subsidies to Vermont parents by more than $120 million a year.

The owners of a binder shop in Brattleboro reflect on their business and the significance of Transgender Day of Visibility. Plus, a sales tax surplus, COVID’s health impacts in Vermont, and a large patch of private land preserved in the Green Mountain National Forest.

Tips to avoid run-ins with bears this spring. Plus, an audit finds a need for more oversight at elder care facilities, a long standing egg farm to cease operations, and the return of migratory birds.

COVID relief money turned an old motel into housing, but its future is uncertain. Plus, the Vermont Senate approves bills on flavored tobacco products and young offenders, and advocates call for more housing for people with developmental disabilities.

A visit to a Burlington glassblower. Plus, some more notable bills moving through the Vermont legislature.

A visit with a man who brews craft beer with foraged ingredients. Plus, updates from the Vermont Legislature on the cannabis marketplace, sports betting, and universal school meals.

Why two friends developed a card game for people with dementia. Plus, a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Vermont House approves a controversial gun bill, and Bill Stenger’s early release from prison.

The history of the copper mining industry in Vermont. Plus, a record number of fatal opioid overdoses, another incarcerated person has died, and challenging the FCC’s broadband map.

A controversial effort to clean up long-abandoned copper mines in Orange County. Plus, a push for changes to Act 250, a new tick-borne illness on the rise, and remembering Betsy Pratt.

What the word “heat” means to a pig farmer. Plus, a former state trooper faces criminal charges, Dartmouth adds more hospital beds, and experimenting with a four-day workweek.