Location:
United States
Genres:
News
Description:
Local news, reporting and newscasts from Vermont Public.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.vermontpublic.org
Episodes
Capitol Recap: House and Senate divided over new spending, proposed tax increases
5/3/2024
Senate lawmakers have largely rejected proposed tax increases that would have funded more than $100 million in housing and health care initiatives.
Duration:00:06:39
Universities and colleges search for ways to reverse the decline in the ranks of male students
5/3/2024
Admissions offices are trying everything from entrepreneurship programs to hunting classes.
Duration:00:04:33
Waking Windows brings music, comedy to Winooski in festival's 12th year
5/2/2024
This weekend marks Waking Windows' third festival since taking two years off due to the COVID pandemic. Venues around Winooski will showcase musicians, comedians, local authors and more for the three-day event.
Duration:00:05:52
Microtransit ride programs fill gaps where regular bus service won't go
5/1/2024
There are different models of small, microtransit bus services popping up across the state, and each is working in its own way.
Duration:00:06:42
VSP's Major Crime Unit investigates dozens of cold cases. It can be a challenge to move them forward
4/29/2024
There are more than 80 unsolved homicides and missing persons cases in Vermont. These decades-old investigations present unique challenges: witnesses and detectives who worked the case may be dead, physical evidence can deteriorate and the case files can be hard to find.
Duration:00:04:34
Sexual violence support nonprofit HOPE Works celebrates 50 years
4/25/2024
Burlington-based HOPE Works is Vermont's oldest and largest sexual violence crisis center. Executive Director Natania Carter reflects on 50 years of service.
Duration:00:06:00
The incentive problem keeping landlords from taking climate change action
4/24/2024
Renters — who often foot the bill for utilities — have a lot to gain from things that save money and reduce emissions like weatherization, switching to electric appliances and other upgrades. So why is it so hard to do this work in rental properties?
Duration:00:04:17
JAG Underground was born out of a thirst for community gathering
4/20/2024
JAG Productions, a Black theater company based in the Upper Valley, shares work that reflects and deconstructs racial, gender, sexuality and class hierarchies. After months of fundraising and planning, the company a new artist showcase called JAG Underground.
Duration:00:05:31
Capitol Recap: Lawmakers 'go slow to go fast' on education finance reform
4/19/2024
Every year, lawmakers must pass a bill that sets the property tax rates necessary to pay for school budgets. For this week’s edition of the Capitol Recap, we explore how lawmakers in the House want to use this legislation to respond to double-digit property tax hikes.
Duration:00:06:33
Vermont voters continue to reject some school budgets, raising questions about a backup plan
4/18/2024
Roughly one in three school budgets failed in Vermont on Town Meeting Day this year. School districts across the state are now entering second and third voting rounds to get budgets approved by voters.
Duration:00:07:57
Abenaki peoples speak at the United Nations about Indigenous identity fraud in Vermont
4/18/2024
Two young citizens of Odanak First Nation described what they call Indigenous identity theft, particularly in Vermont, at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The Abenaki Councils of Odanak and W8linak bought a billboard in Times Square to highlight the topic.
Duration:00:07:55
A garden program in Maine helps incarcerated people feed themselves and others
4/18/2024
The Made Here film Seeds of Change: Breaking Free from the Prison Food Machine follows an organic farmer in Maine who set out to transform the prison food system with an organic gardening program.
Duration:00:08:08
In Maine's North Woods, some bird species are increasingly abundant. Scientists aren't sure why
4/17/2024
Amid the bleak reports about a precipitous loss in numbers and types of birds around North America and the rest of the world is a glimmer of hope in Maine's North Woods.
Duration:00:04:44
The Vermont Language Justice Project shares vital health info. It's running out of funds
4/15/2024
The Vermont Language Justice Project’s funding is an open question. But according to testimonials from people working in Vermont’s health, refugee resettlement and equity organizations, the project’s services are vital — and there would be a void without them.
Duration:00:07:16
Capitol Recap: Vermont lawmakers, governor at odds over how much to invest in housing
4/12/2024
The House wants to set up another decade of major spending on the housing crisis — and taxes to go with it. The Senate and the governor would rather focus on regulatory changes.
Duration:00:06:33
Franklin County’s new top prosecutor looks to bring stability to the office
4/12/2024
Bram Kranichfeld, a veteran prosecutor and ordained priest, took over as Franklin County state’s attorney after his predecessor resigned amid an impeachment inquiry. Kranichfeld was permanently appointed about three weeks ago, and will serve until January 2027.
Duration:00:04:44
Singer-songwriter Hans Williams' Vermont roots flow through his music
4/11/2024
The 23-year-old folk artist grew up in Norwich and you can hear the Upper Valley's influence in his music. His debut EP "More Than One Way Home" was released in March.
Duration:00:06:19
New gear in an old machine: Reflections on becoming a Vermonter, 7 years later
4/10/2024
Robin Allen LaPlante moved to Vermont in 2018. She shares some of what she's learned during her first seven years — featuring mud roads, trips to the trash transfer station and being a "flatlander."
Duration:00:07:35
Clemmons Family Farm puts Black Vermonters' wellbeing at the center during 'Bliss Eclipse'
4/9/2024
"I was in perfect … synchronization with the sun and the moon. And it feels so good, right?" Julio Desmont said. "I’m so happy. The eclipse is something else."
Duration:00:07:16