This Week's Issue: Did You Hear the One About the Legislative Wrap-Up?

This week’s edition of Seven Days is our first-ever comedy issue. But it’s chock full of news and politics too:

In Fair Game, Paul Heintz reports on how House and Senate leaders evaded a tax showdown with Gov. Peter Shumlin in the waning days of the legislative session.
And in a special edition of our popular blog feature “The Scoreboard,” Heintz looks back on the 2013 session and tallies the big winners and losers.
Vermont law enforcement officers report that huge volumes of heroin are being trafficked into the state. But where are the drugs coming from?
Middlebury College is divided over a proposed natural gas pipeline through Addison County. College President Ron Liebowitz says it would provide cheap energy to the region and create jobs. Students and faculty worried about climate change — including Bill McKibben — say there are cleaner alternatives.
If all that leaves you depressed, meet some of Vermont’s funniest people here, here, here and here.