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  Austine School Struggles To Stay Open | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 92

Brattleboro’s Austine School for the Deaf is facing a financial crisis that could force its 100-year-old residential program to close. The school’s...

 Public Post Weekly Roundup | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 218

Public Post reports on Vermont winners of the 2014 World Champion Cheese Contest; downtown planning efforts in Morrisville and Northfield; and a...

 Regulators Approve Agreement Between State And Entergy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 200

State regulators have granted Entergy Vermont Yankee a permit to operate through December 2014, when the nuclear plant will close permanently. Friday's...

 Report Identifies Reasons For Health Exchange Problems | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 173

An independent review of the troubled roll out of the state's health care exchange concludes that a combination of factors is responsible for many of...

 UVM, Vermont Law School In Closed-Door Talks Over Future | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 177

The University of Vermont and Vermont Law School have begun holding closed-door meetings to discuss the future of their business relationship. And the...

 'Not Guilty' Verdict In Dartmouth Rape Case Brings Mixed Reactions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 186

The Dartmouth College community is reacting to news that a former student, Parker Gilbert, has been found not guilty of raping a fellow student in her...

 Voices In The Week's News: March 29, 2014 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 92

In addition to election politics, the governor this week found himself defending the potential of a single-payer health care system to fellow Democrat,...

 Middle School Alumni Return To Make Music | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 149

Some people might prefer to forget middle school. But for many graduates of Rutland Town Elementary, middle school was the first time they picked up a...

 Shumlin: 'Don't Quit' On Single Payer Before Work Begins | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 159

Gov. Peter Shumlin is fiercely defending his plan to implement a single payer health care system after Senate President John Campbell expressed concerns...

 Tax Hike On Wealthy Shot Down In Vermont House | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 173

A debate over income inequality flared up in the Vermont House when lawmakers considered an amendment to increase food aid to needy Vermonters. And...

 Election in August? Feds Pressure Vt. To Move Primary Date | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 149

Voters would cast ballots in early August if a bill to change the date of Vermont's primary elections is approved. The Legislature is considering the...

 Two Lyndonville Manufacturing Plants To Close | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 98

Pennsylvania-based Kennametal says it will close its Lyndonville plant. The company had announced earlier this month that it was considering relocating...

 Mass. Gov. Patrick Hopes North Adams Hospital Stays Open | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50

A hospital in North Adams, Mass has announced it will close its doors Friday, leaving 530 people out of work. The move is another blow to the regional...

 Businesses Target Legislation To Overhaul Regulation Of Toxic Chemicals | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 163

A bill that would change the way Vermont regulates the toxic chemicals found in some household products has come under heavy fire from business...

 As Transit Strike Continues, Enterprising Students Make Connections | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 154

Late Wednesday morning in the quiet hallways of Burlington High School, four students stand in a cluster near the cafeteria while their peers are in...

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