Our reporters' roundtable looks back at the top stories from 2012.

The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that the town of Hartford must turn over records about a 2010 incident when a man was beaten, pepper-sprayed and dragged from his own home by town police. The court's decision reverses a lower court ruling that restricted full access to the records.

VTDigger's Anne Galloway provides Vermont Edition with an update on the state and federal investigation of the circumstances surrounding a patient's death Brattleboro Retreat, how the hospital handled it, and why some lawmakers feel misled.

A look into Vermont's $3 billion unfunded liability for its pension fund expenses for retired state employees and teachers and an update on the investigation into a death of a patient at Brattleboro Retreat.