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Vermont’s Political Right
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We’ll explore the depth and breadth of the conservative side of the state’s political spectrum.Vermont Edition
Rep. Peter Welch on Climate Change
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Congressman Peter Welch wants your ideas on how to tackle climate change through legislation. And on the next Vermont Edition, he joins us in the studio. Also, VPR’s Bob Kinzel discusses budget issues in Montpelier, and we visit a homeless shelter in Brattleboro.VPR News
Shumlin says state should consider moving radioactive waste out of Vernon
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Senate President Peter Shumlin says he wants lawmakers to consider moving high level radioactive waste from southern Vermont to somewhere else in the state. Governor Jim Douglas says he doesn’t see any need to move the waste because state and federal regulators have determined that the current site is a safe location.VPR News
Pollina says Douglas distorts his credit card proposal
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Independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina says incumbent Governor Jim Douglas is deliberately distorting Pollina’s plan to create a Vermont credit card. Douglas says the plan should be rejected because it will throw Vermonters deeper into debt. Pollina says that charge is simply not true. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.VPR News
Bartlett says Washington should waive local match on road projects
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Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Susan Bartlett has a plan that she says could pump tens of millions of dollars and thousands of jobs into the Vermont economy. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.VPR News
State says it will expand its low income heating assistance program
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The state of Vermont is set to announce an expansion of its Low Income Heating Assistance Program. Officials say the expansion is possible because federal funds for the program have doubled this year and heating oil prices have declined in recent months. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.VPR News
Vermont gubernatorial candidates’ approaches to health care vary widely
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Vermont’s three gubernatorial candidates have very different plans to provide affordable health care coverage to all Vermonters. Their views range from expanding the private market approach to creating a single risk pool for all Vermonters that would be financed by a broad based tax. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.VPR News
State revenues decline, another sign of slowing economy
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There are new signs that the Vermont economy has slowed even more. State revenues for August declined more than 10 percent. Officials say they’ll know in about a month if millions of dollars in additional budget cuts will be needed. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.VPR News
