Stories about 'rates' from the Welcome to the VPR Archive

State looks at reducing electric rates for low income Vermonters

By John Dillon | September 23, 2009

State utility regulators are looking at how to reduce electric rates for low income Vermonters.

AARP pushes for reduced electric rates for low income Vermonters

By John Dillon | May 20, 2009

AARP Vermont has filed a petition with the Public Service Board to cut rates by 25% for people whose income is at or below $16,000 a year.

Welch proposes cap on credit card interest rates

By Bob Kinzel | April 28, 2009

Congressman Peter Welch is leading an effort that could affect the pocketbooks of thousands of Vermonters. Welch wants to place a cap on credit card interest rates.

Midday Newscast: March 11, 2009

By Neal Charnoff | March 11, 2009

Vermont’s unemployment rate rose almost a full point from December to January; advocates of full marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples have geared up a lobbying campaign;

Interview: VSAC’s Don Vickers on federal student loan rates

By Mitch Wertlieb | July 7, 2008

Good new for anyone trying to pay off their student loans-with this year’s annual reset, the federal rate went down. And for families trying to plan for college, the rate for new borrowers will also decrease. Don Vickers, President of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation tells VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb about the rates.

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Vermont ranks 5th in nation in graduation rates

By VPR | June 6, 2008

A new report says Vermont’s high schools have the fifth-highest graduation rate in the nation.

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Voices in the week’s news: Friday, September 21, 2007

By Patti Daniels | September 21, 2007

Wiretapping attorneys, political fundraising and hospital rates were only some of the stories that caught our attention this week. A college campus dealt with two assaults, California turned its eye to Vermont’s car emissions trial and some home owners felt the pinch of adjusted mortgage rates.