Politics & Government

: South Burlington City Council Part 2 of 2 02/01/2010

The South Burlington City Council is made up of 5 citizens who live in the City of South Burlington, elected at-large by the voters of the City. These five councilors sit with 2-3 year terms expiring in an annual rotation. The City Council meets regularly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month to conduct business of the City and carry out the provisions of the City Charter. Special or emergency meetings can be called in the event that an urgent need arises for City Council authorization. City Council meetings are held at City Hall in the conference room and begin at 7pm.

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: 50% Matters Press Conference on Instant Runoff Voting Ballot Item 02/01/2010

“50% Matters” is a grassroots organization led by campaign manager Helen Hossley from the New North End of Burlington, with Burlington-based co-chairs Rep. Jason P. Lorber and Rep. Mark Larson.

Under the Dome: Chittenden County Representatives - Clem Bissonnette (D), Bill Aswad (D), Jim McCullough (D) 02/01/2010

Studio discussion with three Chittenden County Representatives on thier committee work, initiatives and perspectives on the session. Hosted by Rob Reiber. Under the Dome is sponsored by: Subscribers of Channel 17/Town Meeting TV; National Life Group; Fletcher Allen Health Care, Entergy Vermont Yankee, Kimbell Sherman Ellis and Green Mountain Power.

Chittenden Democrats: Host Jake Perkinson with Reps. Kesha Ram and John Zenie 02/01/2010

Chittenden County Democratic Party Chair, Jake Perkinson with Reps. Kesha Ram and John Zenie.

Winooski City Council 02/01/2010

The Winooski City Council normally meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found on the City's web site, www.onioncity.com

: South Burlington City Council Part 1 of 2 02/01/2010

Essex Selectboard 02/01/2010

The Selectboard meetings are all held at the Town Offices at 81 Main Street in Essex Junction, in the downstairs conference room on the first and third Mondays of the month. The public is always welcome, and the meetings start promptly at 7:30 PM. If special accommodations are needed please call 802-878-1341 ahead of time.

Blue Ribbon Committee on Burlington Telecom 02/01/2010

The Committee is made-up of 3 Council members (Shannon, Paul, Davis) and 4 citizen members (David Provost, David Parker, Patrick Robins, Bill Shuttleworth). The committee is charged with: Assessing the viability of BT and assessing all available options for the financial structure of BT. The committee is expected to make recommendations to the Council at the 1/25/10 meeting.

Special Council Meeting about Ballot Items 01/29/2010

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and on Channel 17 at the air times listed below. Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found here. Special Meeting on Ballot Items.

Whistle Where You Work: Episode 24 - School Lunch Safety 01/28/2010

WWYW is a multimedia program focusing on issues of accountability, that is produced by the Government Accountability Project, the nation’s leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. This episode deals with the state of the American school lunch safety, emphasis on food integrity and the system as a whole. Discussing this issue are: Peter Eisler, Journalist, Sarah Klein, Food Safety Counsel for the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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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!