-
2 weeks ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro
President Trump’s administration is urging the Senate to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The White House says the bill will deliver tax relief, generational welfare reform, and historic spending cuts. President Trump wants to see it passed by July 4th. Democrats, meanwhile, are making the opposing case – that the massive policy bill will increase the national debt to dangerously high levels, cut programs like Medicaid and food stamps, and only help the rich with its tax cuts.
-
3 weeks ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro
If you're looking to spend time outside and with a good book but don't know where to start, Vermont Edition's summer booklovers show has got you. Youth librarian with the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro Lindsay Bellville, Flying Pig bookstore owner Elizabeth Bluemle, and The Bookstore in Brandon owner Barbra Ebling share their favorites.
-
1 month ago | 
vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Daniela Fierro
With just a few weeks left in the legislative session, the Vermont House and Senate have agreed on a $9.01 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year, which starts in July. Their proposal is now with Gov. Phil Scott for consideration, and, legislators hope, a signature.
-
1 month 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.
-
2 months 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.
-
2 months 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.
-
2 months 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.
-
2 months 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.
-
Feb 27, 2025 | 
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.
-
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.
