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 Mental Health Housing Stirs Controversy In Lyndonville | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 198

For the last few months, local opposition has been building in Lyndonville to a residential home for people with mental disabilities. The facility...

 Shumlin Administration Warns Against One Year Delay in Health Care Exchange | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 143

The Shumlin Administration is defending its decision not to allow small businesses to extend their current health care coverage for a year. Some...

 Small Business Owner Sees "Winners and Losers" In Health Insurance Marketplace | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 190

As the website for Health Connect, Vermont’s new health insurance marketplace, becomes easier to navigate, employers and employees are finally getting a...

 Leahy: Obama Administration Must Make Progress On Human Rights | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 135

Sen. Patrick Leahy is calling on the Obama Administration to improve its record on a number of key human rights issues. Leahy says he’s concerned about...

 Curator Paints Picture Of Record-Breaking Norman Rockwell Auction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 352

A painting by Vermont artist Norman Rockwell set a record when it was auctioned Wednesday by Sotheby's in New York City. Saying Grace sold for just over...

 State Charts Aggressive Course To Cut Phosphorus In Lake Champlain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 183

State and federal environmental agencies began a series of public meetings this week about a new plan to curb excessive pollution from Vermont into Lake...

 State, Retailers Say They're Losing Money From Online Sales | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 161

Vermont retailers and state officials are pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided it will not get involved in efforts by states to collect...

 First State Buy-Outs For Homes Lost In Irene Come Through | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 148

After Tropical Storm Irene, some property owners who lost everything were not approved for a federal buy-out. But last March the state said it would...

 Primary Care Shortage Looms In Rural Vermont | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 207

The state of Vermont is facing a shortage of primary care physicians, and it’s a problem that could get worse as more people access health care...

 Vt. Adjutant General Responds To F-35 Decision | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 232

The Vermont National Guard announced Tuesday that the controversial F-35 fighter jet will be based at Burlington International Airport. The decision...

 Burlington Chosen For F-35 Basing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 120

The Vermont National Guard announced Tuesday that the controversial F-35 fighter jet will be based at Burlington International Airport. Eighteen of the...

 Plight Of The Bumble Bee: Species In Decline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 557

Vermont’s bumble bees are in trouble. A new investigation from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies has found that more than one quarter of the fuzzy...

 Group Calls For One Year Delay For Health Care Exchange | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 195

The Shumlin Administration is facing new calls to delay the implementation of its health care exchange for at least a year. Several business and local...

 Dorothy's List: Jo Knowles' Emotional Novel 'See You At Harry's' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 437

Jo Knowles has made a career writing powerful young adult novels for older teens. See You at Harry’s is her first book for middle grade readers. And...

 Pilot Program Tests Antidote For Drug Overdoses | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 136

The Vermont Health Department is launching a pilot program to distribute an antidote for opium-based drug overdoses directly to addicts. The drug could...

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