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 Sorrell Launches Investigation Of Skyrocketing Generic Drug Costs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 139

This week, Attorney General Bill Sorrell is attending the annual meeting of the National Attorneys General Association in Florida. Sorrell and a number...

 Film Producer, UVM Alum Talks Inspiration And 'Foxcatcher' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 688

Award-winning producer John Kilik, a University of Vermont alumnus, is known for big projects including Babel, Hunger Games and several Spike Lee films...

 Shumlin Releases Single Payer Promo Video Ahead Of Financing Plan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 201

Four years ago, Gov. Peter Shumlin vowed to institute a single-payer health care system in Vermont. Later this month, he’ll finally tell Vermonters how...

 Film Celebrates Underdog Middlebury Basketball Team | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 714

Everybody likes an underdog story, and in the 1980s, the Middlebury Union High School boys basketball team could definitely be considered an underdog...

 For Some Vermont Manufacturers, 'Made In USA' Is An Important Label | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 240

If you pick up an item in a gift store, chances are, you'll find a little label telling you where it was made. U.S. law requires it for nearly every...

 Law Enforcement Meet To Coordinate Cross-Border Response | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 128

Law enforcement officers from Canada and Vermont gathered this week with border patrol officials from both sides of the international boundary. The aim...

 'Spending Problem' In Education? Some Challenge The Argument | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 211

Projections for another increase in education spending next year have amplified calls for fiscal restraint. But some people say the price tag on public...

 Castleton State College Kicks Off Gift Of Life Marathon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 75

Rutland’s popular Gift of Life Blood drive kicked off its new 12-day format today at Castleton State College. Ryan Schmoldt, a donor recruitment manager...

 Many Vermont Retailers Push For Internet Sales Tax | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 220

Supporters of a sales tax on all Internet retailers are hopeful that Congress will consider their bill in the next two weeks. It's estimated that the...

 Property Tax Rate To Rise; Shumlin Cites 'Spending Problem' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 181

Statewide property tax rates are on track to rise by approximately 2 percent next year. But while the projected increase isn’t as high as some had...

 As FairPoint Service Problems Mount, State Asks PSB To Investigate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 128

The state is calling for an investigation into an increasing number of customer service complaints about FairPoint Communications. Officials also want a...

 World AIDS Day: Education And Awareness In Vermont | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 379

December 1 is World AIDS Day, and while many health workers and activists around the world are fighting for a voice for the AIDS epidemic, the issue...

 Dorothy's List: 'Courage Has No Color' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 680

Courage Has No Color, by Vermont author Tanya Lee Stone, is the true story of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, which was created during World War...

 In Norwich, Helping The Needy By Shopping Local (And In Costume) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 145

Starting December 1, if you stroll around quaint, historic Norwich, you’re likely to see lots of people dressed up as snowmen. A few others will...

 Welch: Congressional Action Is Needed For The War On ISIS | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 150

When Congress returns to Washington next month for the second phase of its lame duck session, Rep. Peter Welch will be urging House leaders to schedule...

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