© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsVPR's coverage of arts and culture in the region.There was a time when it was totally normal to hear French spoken in some of Vermont’s smallest towns and biggest cities.This month on , VPR’s people-powered journalism podcast, we delve into the history of French Canadian immigration in Vermont. Every month our show takes on questions about Vermont that have been submitted and...…© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsVPR's coverage of arts and culture in the region.There was a time when it was totally normal to hear French spoken in some of Vermont’s smallest towns and biggest cities.This month on , VPR’s people-powered journalism podcast, we delve into the history of French Canadian immigration in Vermont. Every month our show takes on questions about Vermont that have been submitted and...WW…

© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsExplore our coverage of government and politics.If you’ve lived in a state for a long time, or grew up there, you probably have this feeling — when you drive into or out of it, you feel like you can tell the difference.For many people, this is very true for crossings in and out of Vermont. There’s a different look; there’s a different feel. For people who aren’t from here,...…© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsExplore our coverage of government and politics.If you’ve lived in a state for a long time, or grew up there, you probably have this feeling — when you drive into or out of it, you feel like you can tell the difference.For many people, this is very true for crossings in and out of Vermont. There’s a different look; there’s a different feel. For people who aren’t from here,...WW…

Related Program: Related Program: Listen Listening... 4:39 Vermont will become the first state in the nation to make free condoms available in public middle and high schools next year after Gov. Scott signed a bill last week that expands access to contraceptives across the state. Some of the country's largest school districts have free condoms available, but no other state requires its secondary schools to have them according to the National Coalition of STD Directors. Barre Republican Representative Topper McFaun , and says if teenagers have more access to contraceptives and...…Related Program: Related Program: Listen Listening... 4:39 Vermont will become the first state in the nation to make free condoms available in public middle and high schools next year after Gov. Scott signed a bill last week that expands access to contraceptives across the state. Some of the country's largest school districts have free condoms available, but no other state requires its secondary schools to have them according to the National Coalition of STD Directors. Barre Republican Representative Topper McFaun , and says if teenagers have more access to contraceptives and...WW…

© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe home for VPR's coverage of health and health industry issues affecting the state of Vermont.Burned out on election news? We've got you. Revisit our 2019 episode about the fuel that warms you twice.Editor's note: As always, we recommend listening to the audio! We released this episode on January 11, 2019. To hear the original audio, scroll to the bottom of the page.In...…© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe home for VPR's coverage of health and health industry issues affecting the state of Vermont.Burned out on election news? We've got you. Revisit our 2019 episode about the fuel that warms you twice.Editor's note: As always, we recommend listening to the audio! We released this episode on January 11, 2019. To hear the original audio, scroll to the bottom of the page.In...WW…

Related Programs: Related Programs: The pandemic has shifted even more of our lives online. So what's being done to address Vermont's internet inequities? That's what Maggie Eppstein of Hinesburg asked , VPR's people-powered journalism project. Note: Our show is produced for the ear. We recommend listening if you can! But we also provide a transcript below. Subscribe to Brave Little State, so you never miss an episode: Loading... The transcript Disclaimer: Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers. They may contain errors,...…Related Programs: Related Programs: The pandemic has shifted even more of our lives online. So what's being done to address Vermont's internet inequities? That's what Maggie Eppstein of Hinesburg asked , VPR's people-powered journalism project. Note: Our show is produced for the ear. We recommend listening if you can! But we also provide a transcript below. Subscribe to Brave Little State, so you never miss an episode: Loading... The transcript Disclaimer: Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers. They may contain errors,...WW…

Related Program: Related Program: Listen Listening... 7:07 Call it the cyanobacteria summer for Lake Champlain and Burlington’s beaches.  The hot, dry weather came early and hung around for months. The heat made for perfect swimming days, but people seeking relief with a dip in Lake Champlain in Burlington were out of luck. Officials were forced to close the city beaches a record number of times this year because of blooms of toxic cyanobacteria, a microorganism also known as blue-green algae. The blooms pose worrisome health threats, especially if they contaminate drinking...…Related Program: Related Program: Listen Listening... 7:07 Call it the cyanobacteria summer for Lake Champlain and Burlington’s beaches.  The hot, dry weather came early and hung around for months. The heat made for perfect swimming days, but people seeking relief with a dip in Lake Champlain in Burlington were out of luck. Officials were forced to close the city beaches a record number of times this year because of blooms of toxic cyanobacteria, a microorganism also known as blue-green algae. The blooms pose worrisome health threats, especially if they contaminate drinking...WW…

© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsTyson Foods Inc., which says it produces of the beef, pork and chicken in the U.S., has suspended managers at an Iowa plant accused of participating in a betting pool on how many employees would become ill with COVID-19.President and CEO Dean Banks also announced on Thursday the company has launched an investigation led by former Attorney General Eric Holder into the...…© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsTyson Foods Inc., which says it produces of the beef, pork and chicken in the U.S., has suspended managers at an Iowa plant accused of participating in a betting pool on how many employees would become ill with COVID-19.President and CEO Dean Banks also announced on Thursday the company has launched an investigation led by former Attorney General Eric Holder into the...WW…

© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsFollow VPR's statehouse coverage, featuring Pete Hirschfeld and Bob Kinzel in our Statehouse Bureau in Montpelier.VPR StaffVermont's 2021 legislative session opened Wednesday , and Gov. Phil Scott delivered his inaugural address Thursday evening.While the governor usually gives this speech from the House chamber to all Vermont lawmakers, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Scott...…© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsFollow VPR's statehouse coverage, featuring Pete Hirschfeld and Bob Kinzel in our Statehouse Bureau in Montpelier.VPR StaffVermont's 2021 legislative session opened Wednesday , and Gov. Phil Scott delivered his inaugural address Thursday evening.While the governor usually gives this speech from the House chamber to all Vermont lawmakers, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Scott...WW…

© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsExplore our coverage of government and politics.Imagine you’re a resident of a quiet, rural community in southern Vermont, and a guy from New York moves to town and starts operating a tactical shooting range without a permit.Now, imagine that members of a local militia start showing up for military-style training in your neighborhood. And when you raise concerns about the...…© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsExplore our coverage of government and politics.Imagine you’re a resident of a quiet, rural community in southern Vermont, and a guy from New York moves to town and starts operating a tactical shooting range without a permit.Now, imagine that members of a local militia start showing up for military-style training in your neighborhood. And when you raise concerns about the...WW…

© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThere’s no reporter byline on VTDigger’s story . But given its content, it's understandable. The investigation by several reporters describes neighbors in the southwest Vermont community who say they fear for their personal safety due to alleged threats and intimidation from the owner and patrons of a local firearms training facility known as Slate Ridge.VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb...…© 2022 Vermont Public | Public Files: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · For assistance accessing our public files, please contact hello@vermontpublic.org or call 802-655-9451Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThere’s no reporter byline on VTDigger’s story . But given its content, it's understandable. The investigation by several reporters describes neighbors in the southwest Vermont community who say they fear for their personal safety due to alleged threats and intimidation from the owner and patrons of a local firearms training facility known as Slate Ridge.VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb...WW…