Politics & Government

Bread and Puppet Inspires Demonstrators of Hydro Quebec 07/30/2012

Community producer recording of the Bread and Puppet performance at Battery Park in Burlington to inspire the people demonstrating against Hydro-Quebec.

Primary Election Preview 07/30/2012

Discussion, insights and analysis of the upcoming Vermont Primary races on August 28th. Eli Harrington, Center for Media and Democracy, Terri Hallenbeck, Capital Bureau Reporter with the Burlington Free Press, and Paul Heintz, Seven Days.

Vermont Workers' Center: A People's Convention vs. A Conference of the 1 Percent 07/27/2012

Host Traven Leyshon talks with Anja Rudeger, NESRI and Keith Brunner, Red Clover Climate Justice.

Burlington Electric Commission/Production problems, will not air 07/26/2012

Regular meetings are held in the auditorium at Burlington Electric Department, 585 Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 07/25/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Colchester Selectboard 07/24/2012

The Town of Colchester Select Board meets at 7:30 pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Colchester Meeting House (formerly the white church) on Main Street in the village. However, sometimes special meetings, locations and times are arranged. Check Select Board Agendas which are posted around town at various locations and always at the Library and the Post Office, as well as in the lobby of the Town Offices and on this website. If in doubt contact the Town Manager's Office at 264-5500

Senator Bernie Sanders: Employee Ownership Bills 07/23/2012

Sen. Sanders announces legislation to provide training, grants, and technical support for programs promoting employee ownership and participation. He will also introduce a bill creating a U.S. Employee Ownership Bank to provide loans and loan guarantees to employees to purchase a business through an employee stock ownership plan.
Sanders is joined by Paul Millman, Co-Founder and CEO of Chroma Technology Corporation, Cindy Turcot, Chief Operating Officer of Gardener’s Supply Company and Mary Steiger, President of PT 360.

Burlington City Council Part 2 07/16/2012

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.

Legislative Report: Representative Mike Fisher, Chair, House Committee on Health Care 07/16/2012

Representative Dave Sharpe speaks with Representative Mike Fisher of Lincoln (Addison-4), and Chair of the House Committee on Health Care, on Vermont's health care legislation and implementation.

Williston Selectboard 07/16/2012

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.

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!