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Urban and rural Vermont communities face a primary care shortage

1 week ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro

Many of Vermont's federally qualified health centers are facing dire financial straits. Some could face insolvency if Congress cuts Medicaid funding as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the federal budget. Nearly a third of Americans don’t have access to a primary care provider and that number is growing. On Monday, CEO of Community Health Centers Jeff McKee joined Vermont Edition.
Gov. Scott talks Trump's immigration policy, tariffs and state budget

2 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro

Vermont's Gov. Phil Scott and his administration are working to understand the local ramifications of new executive actions that could intensify President Trump's immigration crackdown. In an interview on Vermont Edition Monday, the five-term Republican governor also called on President Trump to expand the country's work visa program. "It's far past time," he said.
Poet Alexandria Hall harnesses the sounds of Vermont in her work

3 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro

Vergennes native Alexandria Hall is based in Los Angeles, but a lot of Vermont's essence is found in her work. Her poems reflect the daily life and language of rural Vermont. Hall is a Ph.D. candidate in literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Her debut collection "Field Music" was published in 2020.
Vermont has lost more than 400 dairies in the past decade

3 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro

Americans are consuming more dairy. That's according to a new report from Vermont's Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Vermont Dairy Delivers, commissioned by the Vermont Dairy Promotion Council, explores how the dairy industry has changed within the last decade.
3 tips for weathering the current financial upheaval and trade wars

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro

Canada has introduced a relief period for businesses from its counter-tariffs on some U.S. imports. Those tariffs were put in place in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel, aluminum, cars and other goods. Economists and financial advisors on both sides of the border are trying to keep up with the evolving trade war and volatile stock market.
Raw milk: to drink or not to drink?

2 months ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro

Your grocery store or market probably has a number of milk options for customers to peruse: whole, two percent, skim, chocolate, local, grass-fed, store brand...the list goes on. Most, if not all of these options, are pasteurized. That means the milk has gone through a process to rid it of bacteria. But many people prefer their milk unpasteurized, or raw. According to the market research firm Nielsen IQ, raw milk sales rose more than 20 percent last spring compared to the same period a year before.
Gov. Phil Scott discusses priorities as we head into new session

Dec 16, 2024 | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro

The Vermont legislative session begins on January 8th, and lawmakers and administration officials are preparing for the new biennium. First elected in 2016, Gov. Phil Scott won a fifth term in November with nearly 74% of the vote. The election results signaled significant changes under the Golden Dome, as Republicans gained seats in the House and Senate, breaking the Democrats’ supermajority.
Film locations in Vermont: 'Beetlejuice' in East Corinth

Oct 31, 2024 | vermontpublic.org | Daniela Fierro

There have been many movies set in Vermont, but they’re often not actually filmed here. That’s partly because Vermont doesn’t offer tax credits to filmmakers like some other states. So, when the Beetlejuice crew arrived in 1987, it was a big deal. Beetlejuice tells the story of a recently deceased couple, played by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin, who enlist the help of the mischievous Beetlejuice to scare away the Deetz family, who have moved into their home.