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Under the Dome: Education: School Construction, PCBs in Schools, Cell Phone Use, Literacy 06/03/2024

Host Bobby Lussier, CCTV's Development Director, speaks with Representative Mary-Katherine Stone, Representative Sarah "Sarita" Austin, Representative Angela Arsenault, and Senator Martine Gulick about education.

To contact your local representative, you can find their contact information on the State's website. 

Under the Dome: Public Safety & Criminal Justice: Gun Control, Retail Theft, Drug Use Prosecution, and 'Raise the Age' 05/20/2024

Host Bobby Lussier, CCTV's Development Director, speaks with Representative Martin LaLonde, Representative Angela Arsenault, and Representative Barbara Rachelson about public safety.

To contact your local representative, you can find their contact information on the State's website. 

Under the Dome: Healthcare: Expansion of Medicaid & Dr. Dynosaur, Addiction Recovery, Mental Health Resources, Flavored Tobacco (Senate) 05/13/2024

Host Bobby Lussier, CCTV's Development Director, speaks with Senator Virginia "Ginny" Lyons and Senator Martine Gulick about healthcare.

To contact your local representative, you can find their contact information on the State's website. 

Under the Dome: Healthcare: Expansion of Medicaid & Dr. Dynosaur, Addiction Recovery, Mental Health Resources, Flavored Tobacco (House) 05/13/2024

Host Bobby Lussier, CCTV's Development Director, speaks with Representative Lori Houghton, Representative Daisy Berbeco, and Representative Rey Garofano about healthcare.

To contact your local representative, you can find their contact information on the State's website. 

Under the Dome: Housing - Emergency Shelter, Affordable Housing, and Act 250 Reform 04/29/2024

Host Bobby Lussier, CCTV's Development Director, speaks with Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Representative Emilie Krasnow about housing.

To contact your local representative, you can find their contact information on the State's website. 

Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont Senate Committee on Finance - Testimony of H.657 Modernize Vermont’s Communications Taxes and Fees 04/26/2024

Testimony of H.657 a bill meant to modernize Vermont's communications taxes and fees at the Senate Committee on Finance.

On Friday, the Cmte returned to H.657, looking at a new draft from Leg Counsel, and also heard testimony from John Adams at the Vermont Center for Geographic Information. Adams testified that they have a lot of data on state rights of way and pole locations, but the data is not consistent. Given that there are several hundred thousand utility poles in Vermont, and 14,000 miles of right of way, it would be a significant undertaking to complete a thorough and accurate inventory of all of that data. H.657 as drafted contemplates this inventory, and the Cmte debated for some time how much time to give the Agency of Transportation to complete it before settling on 2026. The Cmte then voted out the bill favorably as amended (version 1.4) on a vote of 7-0-0.

H.657 draft 2.1 (as amended by Senate Finance in draft) :
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/WorkGroups/Senate%20Finance/Bills/H.657/Drafts,%20Amendments,%20Other%20Legal%20Documents/H.657~Maria%20Royle~%20Draft%201.2,%204-23-2024~4-23-2024.pdf

Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont House Committee on Government Operations - Testimony of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law 04/26/2024

Testimony of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Government Operations.

On Friday, the House Government Operations and Military Affairs committee continued testimony on the bill. Kate Larose from the Center of Independent Living gave testimony, she testified that until there is statewide mandate then there will always be a reason that it is too difficult to make meetings accessible. 

S.55: Draft 1.3:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/WorkGroups/House%20Government%20Operations/Bills/S.55/Drafts,%20Amendents,%20and%20Legal%20Documents/S.55~Tim%20Devlin~%20Draft%201.3,%204-11-2024~4-12-2024.pdf

Under the Dome: Trip to the Vermont State House - Legislative Updates and Vermont Access Network at the Card Room 04/26/2024

As part of Town Meeting TV's coverage of the 2024 legislative session, Bobby travels to the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier to cover the Vermont Access Network's (VAN) day in the Card Room advocating for AMOs, funding, and support of legislation.

Interviews with:

  • Senator Thomas Chittenden - Chittenden-Southeast (D)
  • Porter Costello - Boy Scout
  • Scoutmaster Mo Dennis - Williston Troop 692
  • Rep. Troy Headrick - Chittenden-15 (P/D)
  • Rep. Leonora Dodge - Chittenden-23 (D)
  • Angelike Contis - VAN President & MMCTV
  • Tammie Reilly - VAN Vice Chair & GNAT-TV
  • Senator Tanya Vyhovsky - Chittenden-Central (P/D)
  • Senate President Pro Tempore Philip Baruth - Chittenden-Central (D/P)

For more information about the Vermont Access Network (VAN) visit: www.vermontaccess.net

Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont House Floor - Vermont Access Network (VAN) Recognition 04/25/2024

Vermont Access Network (VAN) Recognition on the House Floor.

On Friday, VAN set up a display and maintained a presence in the Card Room at the State House for engaging with legislators about its work, its budget ask, and S.181. Rep. Headrick gave a brief speech about local access television on the House Floor, and the House as a body recognized the Vermont Access Network.

Senator Peter Welch: Energizing our Communities Act with Vermont Outdoor Recreation Leaders at the Catamount Outdoor Family Center 04/25/2024

From the Office of Senator Welch:

Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joins Protect Our Winters (POW) and Vermont outdoor recreation leaders to celebrate Earth Week and unveil the Energizing Our Communities Act, legislation to support local communities that host Department of Energy (DOE) supported transmission projects. The program will help build trust between local governments and transmission developers so the nation can sustainably increase transmission capacity, which is crucial to a national clean energy transition. The Energizing Our Communities Act invests revenue from certain federal Department of Energy loan programs back into communities, including tribal governments, who host transmission infrastructure. This bill aims to support national transmission grid build-out by ensuring communities see the benefits of transmission at the ground level.

Who: Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.); Sam Masters, Protect Our Winters; John Atkinson, Executive Director of Catamount Outdoor Family Center; Ashley LaPorte, Vice President of Purpose & Impact, Burton; Ted Brady, Executive Director of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns; and Blake Keogh, Athlete.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!

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