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 34 School Budgets Rejected, Largest Number In Over A Decade | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 183

Voters turned down 34 school budgets this week. School officials say the vote is a signal that changes need to be made to the state's education...

 For Lawmakers, Solutions Elusive In Education Financing Dilemma | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 141

As results on school budget votes poured in from across the state Tuesday night, local board members weren’t the only ones taking notice. Lawmakers too...

 Weinberger: Statehouse Should Listen To Burlington Voters On Guns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 448

Voters in Vermont’s largest city had some appropriately big issues to vote on at Town Meeting yesterday. They narrowly approved an increase in the tax...

 Resolution Seeks High-Speed Internet For All Putney Residents | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 114

Putney voters approved a $1.8 million municipal budget at their town meeting Tuesday. They agreed to an $8,000 request for region wide economic...

 Hollar In, School Budget Down In Closely Watched Montpelier Votes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 139

One of the most contentious municipal races of the year ended Tuesday night when Montpelier Mayor John Hollar defeated challenger Gwen Hallsmith. And...

 Public Bank Resolution Passes In Most Towns That Consider It | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 93

Unofficial results indicate most communities that took up a non-binding resolution calling on the legislature to establish a public bank approved it....

 Pomfret Stops Squabbling, Chooses New Officials | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 128

It’s not unheard of for town meetings to erupt in uncivil debate, and that’s what a lot of people were expecting in the Upper Valley town of Pomfret. It...

 In Addison County, Three No's To Vt. Gas Pipeline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 140

Addison County sent a strong message of opposition to Phase II of the Vermont Gas pipeline at Town Meetings held on Monday and Tuesday. At Cornwall's...

 Full Coverage: Town Meeting Day 2014 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6781

VPR News covers town meetings statewide, on air and online. Get town by town results of the votes on school and town budgets plus the resolutions on the...

 Moderator Jon Gailmor On Keeping Order At Town Meeting | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 404

The first Tuesday in March is a notable one in Vermont. It’s Town Meeting Day, which has different meanings depending on the town you live in. Some...

 Ambulance Service Sparks Debate At Rochester Town Meeting | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 160

About 100 Rochester voters met Monday night to discuss town business. They chose a new selectboard member from three candidates and filled a variety of...

 How The Doyle Town Meeting Survey Came To Be | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 161

For the past 45 years, Washington County senator Bill Doyle has been surveying Vermonters about their views on key issues pending before the Legislature...

 Southeastern Vermont Colleges Join Forces | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 160

Six colleges in southeastern Vermont have formed a partnership that will allow students at any of the schools to take classes at the others. The...

 Public Post Weekly Roundup | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 283

Public Post reports on a town garage bond vote in Mount Holly, the process behind adopting or changing a municipal charter in Vermont and the 69th...

 Bennington Officials Upbeat For Composite Industry Despite Closure Of Plasan Plant | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 136

Officials in Bennington say the closing of Plasan Carbon Composites next spring won’t dampen the town’s hopes to serve as a hub for the carbon...

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