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Lawmakers target AI in health care and mental health services

Two bills under consideration would regulate chatbots and restrict AI in psychotherapy

By Mona Abou

Family and medical leave bill aims to protect employees after workplace injuries

Burlington voters have their say on Town Meeting Day

By CNS Staff Reporters

The Latest

Baseball coach reflects on two decades in the dugout

By Kyle Neece

Dreaming of spring: Local gardeners look ahead to warmer days

By Lilly Sheehan

Heritage Workshop breathes new life into treasured antiques

By Madelyn Nonni

Legislature

AI data center construction could be prohibited until 2030

S.205 would ban centers over 100 megawatts while their energy use and water consumption is studied

By Mona Abou

Environment

🎧 Reading stories in the snow with Wildlife Tracking Club

Tracking is a way to read stories in the environment about animals and how they interact with the world.

By Ella Glass

Arts

News

Stowe voters approve new housing reserve fund

The money will go toward the development of “safe and affordable housing.”

By Lily Peterson

Features

A shot at the pros

By Hannah Tatro

Corinth Studio offers a window into an artist’s life

By Amelia Cunningham

🎧 This Milton mechanic helps Vermonters learn how to take care of their cars

By Robin Olsen

🎧 Seniors learn to fly at the Silver Circus

By Foster Hunt

Community

🎧 Benefit concert by and for Vermont’s immigrant community comes to the Flynn

By Wyatt Obering

Brandon Area Toy Project assists families across five towns

By Pearl Bellomo

Shelburne Town Meeting dinner brings people, leaders and lasagna together

By Jinxi Lin

🎧 Voices from Huntington’s town meeting

By Claire Macdonald and Wyatt Obering and Eliot Barrengos

Spring Lake Ranch renovations expand facilities, improve care

By Amanda Johnson

🎧 Curling gets cheesy in the Northeast Kingdom

By Danny Kiebler

Building civic health in Shelburne, one election at a time

By Sophia Rosen

State

Dam emergency preparedness bill keeps public safety in mind

By Kate Kampner

Immigrant students could gain more protections under new bill

By Roxy Vanderhoff

Conservation

As winters get warmer, maple farmers are learning to adapt

Producers adopt new methods as climate change disrupts sugaring season.

By Indi Rose

Education

Voters share their thoughts at polls in South Burlington

“Do I like having higher taxes? No, I don’t. But I think we need to support our community,” one voter said.

By George Smith

Economy

A “dairy town” no more

It may be home to Ben & Jerry’s Factory Store, but Waterbury’s last three dairy farms were driven out of business. Their former owners struggle to let go.

By Sarah Andrews