The debate over Vermont’s motel voucher program heats up, as the Scott administration rejects a Democratic compromise proposal on a midyear spending bill.Plus, a Newport roundtable highlights the economic uncertainty and emotional pain caused by Trump’s Canada tariffs.And, ICE arrest rumors in Stowe put workers on edge.

In his first veto of the session, Gov. Phil Scott sends the budget adjustment act back to lawmakers, citing concerns over the state’s motel program and spending.Plus, housing developers look to reduce infrastructure costs.And, a new public safety report says Vermont's dispatch system needs an overhaul.

Town Meeting Day brought communities across the state together this week to weigh in on a wide range of issues. Panelists recap the results and hear how budgets fared this year.Plus, a federal program to reform how the state pays for health care faces an uncertain future. All that and more ahead, on Vermont This Week.

This week, advocates and some Democratic lawmakers have pushed back on Gov. Phil Scott's plan to repeal some climate change standards.And, school budgets getting slashed ahead of Town Meeting Day poses the question: Will it be enough to get them a passing grade from voters?And, on Town Meeting Day, the balance of power is in balance in Burlington.Vermont's top journalists join guest moderator Cat Viglienzoni to delve into the most important news stories of the week.

In the wake of abrupt cuts to USAID funding, Vermont nonprofits, companies and workers are left reeling.Plus, how the state is trying to prevent the spread of bird flu.And a look at drug treatment incentives and mental health services for prisoners in Gov. Phil Scott’s public safety proposal.

As the details of Gov. Phil Scott's education reform proposal come into focus, stakeholders are pushing back.Plus, Seven Days and Vermont Public set out to count, for the first time, how many Vermonters have died while homeless during the past four years.And hundreds rally outside the Vermont Statehouse to protest the Trump administration.

After a five-year period of unprecedented spending growth, Republican Gov. Phil Scott presented a budget plan Tuesday that he says will match the government's appetite for spending with Vermonters’ ability to pay.Plus, a look at the numbers behind the administration’s sweeping proposal for education funding reform.And a new study released by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development shows tourism in Vermont is a $4 billion industry.This week's panel:Mitch Wertlieb (Moderator) - Vermont PublicTim McQuiston - Vermont Business MagazineCalvin Cutler - WCAXKevin McCallum - Seven Days

Vermonters got a first look this week at Gov. Phil Scott's plan to revamp the education system — and it’s nothing short of a sweeping overhaul that would consolidate power at the state level, diminish local control and upend how schools are funded. It’s all in response, of course, to anger over property tax increases.Plus, just hours after Donald Trump is inaugurated, a Border Patrol agent is shot and killed in the Northeast Kingdom.Our guests will discuss the latest on what's known about the case and what is still unknown.This week's panelMark Davis - Moderator - Vermont PublicLola Duffort - Vermont PublicCarly Berlin - VTDigger / Vermont PublicNeal Goswami - VTDigger

Gov. Phil Scott says many Vermonters have lost faith in their criminal justice system, and he wants prosecutors and judges to impose stricter criminal sanctions on alleged repeat offenders.Plus, a new group of power players will lobby for housing policy in Montpelier.And the Public Utility Commission issues highly anticipated proposed rules for the clean heat standard.

Elections have consequences. And in his inaugural address this week, Gov. Phil Scott made clear that he thinks he has a mandate to overhaul Vermont’s education system.But what will Democrats think of this potentially historic overhaul? And when push comes to shove, will anyone in Montpelier really muster the courage to make unpopular choices to cut costs?