Vermont Edition
Vermont Edition
Keeping the arts in business
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This economy has people in Vermont’s arts scene looking at practical questions of keeping community theater, gallery exhibitions and music festivals in business. Also, two Vermont rivers may earn the congressional designation of "wild and scenic." And VPR’s Steve Zind continues our series of reports from Iran.VPR News
Carbon auction raises $620,000 for Vermont
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The proceeds of the auction will be used to help make homes and businesses more fuel efficient.VPR News
Fish & Wildlife feels pinch of budget shortfall
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As budget pressures sweep across state government, an advocacy group is urging the public not to forget about Vermont’s wildlife.Vermont Edition
Where to find $30 million?
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With state revenues lagging, officials are grappling with how to cut $30 million from the budget. We’ll talk with a legislative leader and a member of the administration about what cuts are being contemplated. Also: A Vermont author tells us how to live with pigs. And a Vermont band from the early 1960s reunites.VPR News
Public input sought for wildlife management plans
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Vermont’s Fish and Wildlife Department says the health of the state’s big-game species is generally good. Biologists say they want that to continue. So they’re drafting new policies that will guide wildlife management for the next decade. VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports.VPR News
Interview: Ann McKinstry Micou’s new guide for children and young adult fiction
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Ann McKinstry Micou says she spent two years reading more than 400 books by some 200 plus authors to create the comprehensive new "Guide to Fiction Set in Vermont for Children and Young Adults", published by the Vermont Humanities Council — and she says the meticulous research had to be done. She speaks with VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb.VPR News
Budget constraints could end inmate program
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When prisoners are released from jail, they often lack the basic necessities of life: a job, transportation – even a place to live. An innovative effort that involves volunteers from the community tries to fill in some of these gaps. But budget constraints may end the program.VPR News