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 New Efficiency Firm Looks To Put $50 Million Into Public-Purpose Buildings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 231

The organization that runs Efficiency Vermont is beginning a new kind of energy-saving venture. If all goes according to plan, a spin-off of the Vermont...

 New Taxes To Ease State's $100 Million Budget Gap Unlikely | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 131

More than 100 lawmakers came to the Statehouse on Wednesday to get a detailed briefing about the state's budget situation. Because a number of tax...

 Shumlin: No New Taxes To Ease $100 Million Budget Gap | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 117

More than 100 lawmakers came to the Statehouse on Wednesday to get a detailed briefing about the state's budget situation. Because a number of tax...

 Why Aren't Vermont Millennials Buying Homes? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 110

Vermonters in the millennial generation are often seen as a success story in a state that has struggled to attract and retain young people. But cultural...

 Remembering R.A. Montgomery, Who Helped Create The 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 538

Many readers fondly remember the childhood joy and suspense brought by the Choose Your Own Adventure books. This series allowed young readers to make...

 Vermont Senators Voice Strong Opposition To Keystone XL Pipeline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 110

The U.S. Senate Tuesday night rejected legislation that would have authorized the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Both of Vermont's U.S....

 CLF Weighs Appeal Of State Farm Practices Ruling | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 144

A leading environmental group says it may appeal a state ruling that rejected stricter controls on farms in the most polluted watershed of Lake...

 Vermont Statehood Document, Signed By Thomas Jefferson, Up For Auction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 361

A sizeable collection of original Revolutionary War era documents will be up for auction on Thursday at Swann Auction Galleries in New York. Several...

 Despite National Controversy, Shumlin Sticking With Gruber | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 191

A health care economist hired by the Shumlin administration earlier this year has become ensnared in a national controversy. And Republicans are calling...

 Report To Address How To Tax And Sell Marijuana | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 149

In January, lawmakers will receive a detailed report analyzing many of the issues surrounding the possible legalization of marijuana in the state....

 Fletcher Allen By Any Other Name... | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 462

If you're rushed to the hospital in Burlington this week, you won't be going to Fletcher Allen Health Care. Instead, you'll be driven up the hill to the...

 Clocks: A Producer's Eye View | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 173

Keen-eared public radio listeners noticed that Morning Edition sounded a little different today. NPR made behind-the-scenes changes to what we, in radio...

 Training Helps Doctors Weigh Risk Of Prescribing Opioids | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 213

Abuse of legal narcotic painkillers is on the rise in Vermont, but clinicians often prescribe such drugs for chronic pain.The Boston University School...

 Hartland Shooting Range Is Too Noisy, Say New Hampshire Neighbors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 165

A state-owned shooting range in Hartland is itself under fire. Most of the complaints about noise are coming from Plainfield, New Hampshire. The sound...

 Public Post: Municipal Budgets, Open Meeting Law, JP Runoff | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 265

Cities, towns and school districts are in the thick of building budgets for the next fiscal year. Towns continue to struggle with the online posting...

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