It came. It went. And now, on Town Meeting Day, voters in Burlington will decide whether to reinstate ranked-choice voting. This hour, we weigh the pros and cons of ranked-choice voting, and we answer your questions.

Anne Sosin studies epidemiological data at the Dartmouth Center for Health Equity. Over the course of the pandemic, she has looked at how state policies and social identities influence how people are affected. This hour, Sosin helps us understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vermont's most marginalized community members, such as BIPOC Vermonters, rural residents and people without housing.

It was announced late Tuesday that Gov. Phil Scott and several members of his administration were potentially exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus at the twice weekly COVID-19 press briefing. As of Wednesday, Scott tested negative, but will be tested again early next week. This segment, we check in with a member of the press corps who attends these briefings in-person about the situation.

Gov. Phil Scott has signed the first bill of the session into law; it gives towns a lot of flexibility for Town Meeting Day due to health concerns surrounding the pandemic. Towns now have several options available, with one goal being to boost voter participation in these important local decisions. This segment, we speak with Vermont's Secretary of State about Town Meeting Day 2021.

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has reassumed his role as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate. Both he and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders have also assumed key Senate chair positions: Leahy as chair of the Appropriations Committee, Sanders as chair of the Budget Committee. This hour, we check in with Senator Leahy on his new leadership posts, and we take your questions.

Vermont has surpassed 10,000 official cases of COVID-19 -- the last state in the nation to reach this milestone. So far, more than 34,000 Vermonters have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Vermont, with the next phase of rollout -- for those 75 and older -- scheduled to begin next week. In our weekly update, we check in with state health officials and answer your COVID-19 questions.

Over the last few weeks, five towns in Vermont have held special elections to determine whether or not they want to leave their recently merged school districts.

The state of Vermont hired the attorneys at Downs Rachlin Martin in December of 2019 to investigate allegations of abuse at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility. The report found a “disturbing” number of allegations of sexual misconduct by officers at the facility, targeting both inmates and fellow staff members. Today we hear from one of the main lawmakers who aims to see the recommendations from the report through, as well as a women's prison rights advocate.

The U.S. House has voted to impeach President Trump for "inciting an insurrection" on Capitol Hill. This hour, we talk with Congressman Peter Welch about the vote, and we ask government experts: What happens next?

Over the weekend, Vermont crested 9,000 total cases of COVID-19 since March. And high numbers continue, with 167 cases reported on Tuesday. Our weekly health update includes the latest on stemming the tide of new cases and an update on vaccine distribution in Vermont, as well as other COVID-19 news.