Politics & Government

Under the Dome: Chittenden County Legislative Interview with Reps. Jason Lorber (D), Terry Macaig (D) 03/28/2011

Interview with local legislators on their initiatives and perspectives. Host Nick Carter speaks with Representatives Jason Lorber (D), Burlington, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions, and Terry Macaig (D), Williston also on Corrections and Institutions.

Williston Selectboard 03/28/2011

The Selectboard is a five member elected board. There are three positions elected for a three year term and two positions elected for a two year term on a staggered basis. The board is responsible for setting the general policy direction, passing ordinances, setting the tax rate, reviewing the budget, supervising the Town Manager and a host of other related tasks. Find the full minutes for this meeting at Williston website.

Burlington City Council 03/28/2011

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.

Under the Dome: Under the Golden Dome: Week 11 03/25/2011

Eleventh Week of the 2010 legislative session. Interviews with legislators at the Vermont Statehouse: Rep. Carolyn Branagan, Sen. Bill Doyle, Sen. Jeanette White, Sen. Peter Galbraith, Sen. Claire Ayer, Rep. Don Turner, Rep. Donna Sweaney, Rep. Topper McFaun, Rep. Anne O'Brien, and Rep. Anne Donahue. Special Statehouse info segment features Curator David Schütz discussing the House Chamber Plaster Ceiling.

Public Service Announcements: Vermont Workers' Center Health Care is a Human Right- Universality 03/25/2011

PSA promoting Vermont Workers' Center Health Care is a Human Right Campaign.

Vermont Workers' Center: Peoples Budget Campaign 03/25/2011

Traven Leyson hosts this monthly call-in. Tonight's topic is on Vermont's healthcare debate with VWC Leader, Leslie Matthews.

Inside Your Statehouse: Guest host Rep. Donna Sweaney, with Rep. Debbie Evans and Rep. Linda Martin 03/24/2011

Guest host Rep. Donna Sweaney, with Rep. Debbie Evans and Rep. Linda Martin discuss the work of the House Government Operations Committee.

Under the Dome: The Capitol Beat - Health Care Reform Bill Public Hearing: Business Sector 03/24/2011

Members of the Senate Health & Welfare and the Senate Economic Development Committees take public testimony on S.57, the Senate version of the Health Care Reform bill. Testifying are members of the business community: employers and employees. Recorded 3/24/11.

Under the Dome: The Capitol Beat - Senate Appropriations: Alcohol & Drug Programs 03/24/2011

The Senate Appropriations Committee takes testimony from officials in the Corrections, Health and Human Services sectors on the Governor's FY'12 budget in regards to Alcohol & Drug Abuse: Prevention, Intervention and Treatment. Testifying are: Doug Racine, Secretary of Agency of Human Services; Harry Chen, Commissioner of Vt Dept. of Health; Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Commissioner of ADAP, Andy Pallito, Commissioner of Dept. of Corrections; and Steve Dale, Vermont School Boards Association. Recorded 3/24/11.

Under the Dome: Vermont Tax Commissioner, Mary Peterson 03/24/2011

Tax Commissioner Mary Peterson speaks with Rob Reiber on the job of Tax Commissioner, and her work leading up to becoming Commissioner in 2011.

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.