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Community members, Peter Garritano, Sandy Baird, Charles Simpson, Mannie Lionni and Marc Estrin continue their roundtable conversation, this show exploring the need for a Vermont National Guard.

Burlington School Board Chair Alan Matson, Finance Committee Chair Keith Pillsbury, Superintendent Jeanne Collins and David Larcombe, Senior Director of Finance present the 2015 School Budget.

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, is joined by Brian Pine, Assistant Director for Housing at CEDO, to share an update on State Legislative actions affecting affordable housing. www.vtaffordablehousing.org

Anthropologist and local writer, Dana Walrath talks about her new book Aliceheimer's: Through the Looking Glass, a graphic novel about her mother's journey with Alzheimer's. She'll also talk about her recent trip to Armenia, where she worked with and studied the country's aging population.

Learn more about her work at http://danawalrath.wordpress.com/

Representative Chris Pearson (Burlington), member of the VT House Committee on Health Care provides an overview of current health care discussions, prospects for financing proposed Vermont’s Universal Health Care system, use of Results-Based Accountability in Legislative policy making, the re-introduced “Economic Bill of Rights”, designed to address income disparity, access to rental housing across the state, and efforts of the Climate Caucus.
 

Bob Hooper, Chair of the Chittenden County Democratic Party, and Rep. Mike Yantachka (D), Chitt 1-2 and Secretary of the County Democrats host. Guest Commissioner Mark Larson, Department of Health.

Mayor Miro Weinberger makes an announcement about Burlington Telecom.
 

Nicole Grubman, author of 'I Left My Sole in Vermont: A walker's Journey and Guide Through Central Vermont Back Roads', shares the adventure and significance of moving, and being who we are, when we just walk.  more info: http://www.ileftmysoleinvermont.com/

Executive Director Jessica Hyman is joined by others to share opportuinties for gardening in Burlington and statewide.

Channel 17's Mike Cohen and Eric Kaza talk about winter hiking.

Senate Finance Chair Tim Ashe (D/P-Burlington) is joined by House Ways and Means member Jim Condon (D-Colchester) to discuss spending and taxing strategies by the committees this 2014 Session.

ANDREW W. MACLEAN is a founding partner in MacLean Meehan & Rice. He represents commercial clients and specializes in developing strategies to allow those clients to thrive in Vermont’s unique legislative and regulatory environment.  Andy speaks with Lauren-Glenn Davitian and shares insights into the 2014 Legislative Session.

Guest Host Nate Wildfire speaks to the Public Investment Action Plan, one of Burlington's Ballot Items this March 2014 Town Meeting.  Joining Nater are:

Phelan Fretz, ECHO · Mark Naud, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center · Sarah Smith, Development and Marketing Manager, Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center · Jack Wallace, Principal, Burlington Harbor Marina.  Language for all of the Ballot Items for the 2014 Town Meeting can be found at: www.burlingtonvt.gov/ct/elections

Hosts, Reps. Dave Sharpe (D) and Joey Donovan (D) with guest Rep. Martha Heath (D), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee discuss the FY15 Budget process, the value of Results-Based Accountability, school funding, and state hospital issues.