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Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont House Committee on Government Operations - Discussion of S.310 Government Response to Natural Disasters 04/17/2024

Discussion of S.310 Government Response to Natural Disasters at the House Committee on Government Operations.

On Wednesday, while taking testimony on S.310, a bill which concerns government response to natural disasters, Alison Segar from the Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and DeafBlind Services gave testimony. She mentioned receiving a $300k grant for language access work and that the Vermont Language Justice Project connected with CCTV, a cable access TV station in Burlington to do so. CCTV was again mentioned later, in a positive light and only briefly.

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 04/16/2024

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

On Tuesday, Senate Finance heard testimony from Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer on various aspects of H.657. At one point, Hoffer questions why CUDs and Comcast were excluded from the right-of-way charge. Sen. Chittenden asked if it wasn’t because of the cable franchise fee that goes to VAN, Hoffer responded that this shouldn’t be cause for excluding Comcast as the right-of-way fee would be in addition. Later in the same session, Rep. Sims - the sponsor of the bill - noted that CUDs were excluded because they are grant eligible, and Comcast because federal law precludes charging them anything in excess of the cable franchise fee.

H.657: As Passed by the House:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/WorkGroups/Senate%20Finance/Bills/H.657/Drafts,%20Amendments,%20Other%20Legal%20Documents/H.657~Maria%20Royle~As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House~4-10-2024.pdf

Northern New England Poison Control Center: Snacking Snafu 04/16/2024

Contact the Northern New England Poison Control Center anytime you have questions or concerns.

Call: 1-800-222-1222

Text: "POISON" 85511

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Northern New England Poison Control Center: Edible Adventure 04/16/2024

Contact the Northern New England Poison Control Center anytime you have questions or concerns.

Call: 1-800-222-1222

Text: "POISON" 85511

Chat: www.nnepcc.org

Northern New England Poison Control Center: Edible Adventure 04/16/2024

Contact the Northern New England Poison Control Center anytime you have questions or concerns.

Call: 1-800-222-1222

Text: "POISON" 85511

Chat: www.nnepcc.org

Northern New England Poison Control Center: Beetle Battles 04/16/2024

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Call: 1-800-222-1222

Text: "POISON" 85511

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Northern New England Poison Control Center: Mayhem and Medicine 04/16/2024

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Call: 1-800-222-1222

Text: "POISON" 85511

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Northern New England Poison Control Center: A Meal To Remember 04/16/2024

Contact the Northern New England Poison Control Center anytime you have questions or concerns.

Call: 1-800-222-1222

Text: "POISON" 85511

Chat: www.nnepcc.org

The World of Weather: Pulling Back the Curtain on What the National Weather Service Does 04/16/2024

From the Fletcher Free Library:

Staff from the National Weather Service's Burlington Office give a presentation on how they forecast the weather.

For more information visit: https://www.weather.gov/

Under the Dome: Revenue Generation and Tax Impacts - Increased Taxes on Income, Corporations, and Commercial Property Cost Pressures 04/15/2024

Host Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, speaks with Representative Tiffany Bluemle and Representative Julia Andrews about revenue generation and tax impacts.

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

Featured Story

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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