Politics & Government

Inside Your Statehouse: House Speaker Shap Smith, Don Mayer, CEO of Small Dog Electronics, and Rep. Mark Larson 04/07/2011

House Speaker Shap Smith, Don Mayer, CEO of Small Dog Electronics, and Rep. Mark Larson discuss Vermont health care system design, its impact on small business, and the proposed H.202 law.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 04/07/2011

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Under the Dome: 1861 Civil War Special Session Re-Enactment 04/06/2011

A re-enactment of a special legislative session that was held April 23, 1861 in the Vermont Statehouse, when $1,000,000 was pledged for the effort to defend the Union. Vermont Lt. Gov. Phil Scott — dressed in period garb — read from the address of Gov. Erastus Fairbanks, House Speaker Shap Smith played Speaker Augustus Huntoon, and Lt. Gov. Levi Underwood was portrayed by Senate President John Campbell. At this event, music was provided by Patty Casey, Pete Sutherland and Colin McCaffrey, and remarks were made by Tess Taylor, David Schütz, Howard Coffin and Mark Hudson.

2011 Essex Junction Annual Village Meeting 04/06/2011

The Village of Essex Junction 2011 Annual Meeting. Australian Ballot issues will be voted on April 12th, 7am-7pm at the Albert D. Lawton School.

Housing and Communities Show: 2011 Fair Housing Month 04/06/2011

Host Mike McNamara speaks with Kevin Stapleton of the CVOEO Fair Housing Project and Rachel Batterson of Vermont Legal Aid on Vermont Fair Housing issues.

Judge Ben: Driving Under the Influence Legislation - Attorney, Paul Jarvis 04/05/2011

Judge Ben Joseph hosts Attorney Paul Jarvis (Jarvis and McArthur) on the current status and proposed legislation of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) laws.

Local Media Show: Public Access to Government Record - Allen Gilbert, ACLU-Vermont 04/05/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with ACLU-Vermont Executive Director Allen Gilbert on Legislative initiatives addressing 'Public Access to Goverment Records'.

Winooski City Council 04/04/2011

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 04/04/2011

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.

Williston Selectboard 04/04/2011

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.

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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!