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 Shumlin Wants Thorough Review Of Education Financing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 181

Gov. Peter Shumlin says he plans to launch a top to bottom review of the way that Vermont finances public education. Shumlin says changes need to be...

 FEMA Closes Vt. Office, Ending Chapter In Post-Irene Recovery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 255

More than two years after Tropical Storm Irene, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is closing up shop in Vermont, leaving a state both frustrated...

 Vermont Doctor Launches New Musical Web Series | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 376

A set of new Vermont-based videos immerses viewers in the world of musical theater. Charmers is an original series of short musical films featuring...

 Following The Money At Vermont Health Connect | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 468

An unprecedented amount of federal money has flowed into Vermont to design the state’s health insurance marketplace. The money was authorized under the...

 Deck The Cement Trucks With 25,000 Christmas Lights | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 144

One of the hallmarks of the holiday season for residents of northwestern Vermont is a vision of one of the SD Ireland concrete trucks rolling through...

 N. Springfield Biomass Developers Won't Meet Deadline For Tax Credits | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 194

Developers hoping to build a large wood-fired energy plant in North Springfield say it’s too late to meet the deadline for federal tax credits to help...

 State Mandates 56 Hour Work Weeks For Health Connect Workers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 118

More than 100 employees working on the state’s health care exchange have been mandated by the state to work 56 hours per week through the end of the...

 Audio Tour: Inside The Caledonia Spirits Distillery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 130

What started out as a raw organic honey business is now garnering international recognition for its honey-infused gin. Caledonia Spirits, a hive-and...

 Two States, Two Approaches To The Affordable Care Act | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 421

Like the rollout of it federal counterpart, the less than stellar debut this fall of Vermont’s health insurance exchange, Vermont Health Connect, has...

 Policy Changes Needed To Confront Climate Change Risks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 157

Two reports issued on Monday call for new policies and a more coordinated statewide effort to plan for the effects of climate change and respond to...

 Burlington Police Officer Who Shot And Killed Suspect Won't Face Charges | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 147

Prosecutors have decided not to pursue criminal charges against a police officer who shot a Burlington man last month. Chittenden County State’s...

 Education Report Spurs Debate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 170

As Education Secretary Armando Vilaseca leaves his job at the end of this year, one of his final reports is sparking debate between the Ethan Allen...

 Vermonters Mark Newtown Anniversary With 26 Vigils Across State | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 208

Saturday was the first anniversary of the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 students and six...

 Public Post Weekly Roundup | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 267

Public Post reports on a collaborative public safety effort underway in Manchester and Dorset; a list of best places in Vermont for young families;...

 'The Revels' Ring In The Solstice With Appalachian Music | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 181

For over forty years, in ten different American cities, amateur singers and dancers have joined professional performers to welcome the winter solstice...

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