Health Insurance Costs: Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board set 2027 marketplace premium increases of 1% to 6% after cutting insurer proposals, meaning about 67,000 Vermonters on Vermont Health Connect should see relatively modest hikes on top of already-high rates. Housing & Workforce Finance: A Brattleboro workforce housing project highlights how “capital” and low-interest state financing (Invest in Vermont) can make new homes pencil out when conventional borrowing is out of reach. Community & Nonprofits: Turning Point Center of Central Vermont is opening a new Recovery Center in Barre (Sept. 15), expanding peer recovery support; Mercy Connections also announced executive director Lisa Falcone’s retirement after eight years. Local Business Climate: The Burlington Business Association is shutting down after nearly 50 years, with the Lake Champlain Chamber moving to fill the downtown advocacy gap. Public Safety Funding: State Farm’s Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program will send $10,000 grants to four Vermont volunteer departments for responder safety equipment. Regional Development: Northern Forest Center broke ground on Timber Way, a 24-unit Greenville housing project aimed at middle-income residents and worker recruitment. Food Security: Safe to Eat delivered more than 1,000 pounds of allergen-friendly food to Upstate New York shelters for back-to-school needs. Education Governance: Champlain Valley School District begins Act 170 merger study work with Mount Mansfield Unified, setting the stage for potential consolidation talks.