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Chittenden Democrats: Legislative Session Recap 08/06/2018

Host Robert Hooper sits down with Jill Krowinski, the Majority Leader in the State House of Representatives, to recap the previous legislative session.

Chittenden Democrats: Healthcare Delivery Concerns 07/02/2018

Host Bob Hooper speaks with Nurse Clinician Tracy Fornasier and Nurse Practitioner Tristin Adie from the University of Vermont Medical Center about healthcare delivery concerns in light of the possible strike.

Female Forward: Lucy Leriche of Planned Parenthood 06/14/2018

Female Forward series host Mathilde Meyer talks with Planned Parenthood Northeast Director Lucy Lariche about issues facing the Planned Parenthood community. Title X payments for medical services are threatened by the Trump administration. This impacts a high percentage of Vermonters who need access to wellness care, birth control, pregnancy testing, pre-natal and post-natal care and abortion access. Vermont state medicaid payments are also in jeopardy and this interview provides insights into the vital role played by Planned Parenthood in Vermont. The Female Forward series is produced by video journalist Margaret Harrington working with summer intern Mathilde Meyer and focuses on empowering women.

Chittenden Democrats: Consumer Protection 06/04/2018

Robert Hooper speaks with Christopher Curtis of the Attorney General's office to talk about consumer protection and related topics.

Chittenden Democrats: Labour Issues and Why They Matter To Democrats 05/07/2018

Robert Hooper sits down with Aimee Towne, Vermont State Employee Association 1st VO and Tim Belcher, Corporate Counsel.

Common Good Vermont: Legislative Update - A Closer Look at H. 911: Proposing Changes to Personal Income Tax and Education Financing 04/27/2018

Common Good Vermont talks with John Hollar, of Downs Rachlin Martin (DRM), and Representative Janet Ancel (D-Washington), Chair of Vermont's House Committee on Ways and Means, about the details of bill H.911 and its potential impacts on the charitable sector.

For more information on the bill: legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/H.911

Vermont Senate Finance Committee Looks at H.911: Income and Education Tax Bill with Implications for the Charitable Sector 04/27/2018

The Vermont Senate Finance Committee reviews H.911, an income and education tax bill with implications for the charitable sector. Recorded by ORCA Media.

Chittenden Democrats: Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George 04/02/2018

Robert Hooper interviews Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George, announcing her intention to run for re-election in November.

Green Mountain Secure Retirement Plan Public Hearing 04/02/2018

Treasurer Beth Pearce holds a public hearing in Burlington on the implementation of the Green Mountain Secure Retirement Plan. The meeting is an effort to solicit input from employers and the self-employed who could benefit from this program. A 2017 law authorized the creation of the Green Mountain Secure Retirement Plan, a voluntary Multiple Employer Plan (MEP) retirement option for Vermont self-employed individuals and employers of 50 employees or fewer that do not currently offer a retirement plan to their employees.

To find out more about the Green Mountain Secure Retirement Plan you can visit greenmountainsecure.vermont.gov

Episode 2: Our Democracy with Rick Hubbard 03/29/2018

The strategy of pressing Congress to enact broad reform has failed in the past and is continuing to fail, yet hundreds of nonprofit advocacy organizations are currently pressing Congress to pass legislation and to propose a 28th constitutional amendment that would overturn Citizens United and rid politics of the corrupting influence of money.

Even if Citizens United were overturned, it will not rid politics of the corrupting influence of money. Political contributions from the few, raised the old way, have been corrupting Congressional outcomes for decades, well before Citizens United further opened the floodgates.

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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!