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Legislative Report: Governor's Marijuana Commission 10/16/2017

Chittenden County Representative Joey Donovan sits down with Jake Perkinson of Vermont Governor Phil Scott's Marijuana Commission to address changing attitudes and legalities around cannabis.

What's Going On?: Burlington Telecom Sale Finalists and Catalonian Secession 10/16/2017

Sandy Baird, Mark Estrin, and Kurt Mehta discuss the sale of Burlington, Vermont's Burlington Telecom (provider of telephone, television, and internet services) and the movement in Catalonia, located along Spain's Mediterranean coast, to secede from that nation.

Burlington City Council 10/16/2017

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, often three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and repeat on Channel 17 at the air times listed below.

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: Vermont Election Sermons 10/15/2017

For 60 years, the best preachers of Vermont gave their best sermons on the day of General Election. Lawyer/historian Paul Gillies will examine the sermons, and the ministers who gave them, against the backdrop of Vermont’s struggle for statehood, through two wars, and the rising social movements of the era, including temperance, the abolition of slavery, and the official support of religion.

Keep BT Local Press Conference on the Sale of Burlington Telecom 10/13/2017

In response to the recent announcement of Mayor Miro Weinberger to drop support of the Keep BT Local bid, the group convened at City Hall in Burlington to counter points that have been made and renew their desire to be the selected entity to purchase Burlington Telecom.

Woodchuck Report: Vermont Policy and Libertarian Candidates 10/13/2017

Bonnie Scott hosts her monthly live program from a Libertarian Party perspective. She discusses Vermont candidates running for the 2018 gubernatorial race as well as other political issues and events of note.

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Vermont Council on World Affairs - Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative 10/13/2017

The Vermont Council on World Affairs brings leaders from around the world together and to Vermont to discuss global strategy and opportunities. This group includes entrepreneurs from Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. Hosted by Vermont Council on world Affairs Manager of Global Engagement, Vinson Pierce. Participants for this interview include Veronica Matienzo, Suenzo, Bolivia; Jorge Caballero, Living a Book, Mexico; Tatiana Martinez, Reserva Natural Los Chagualos, Colombia.

Burlington Wards 2 and 3 NPA Meeting 10/12/2017

Monthly meeting of the Wards 2 & 3 Neighborhood Planning Assembly.

Art & Activism - The Poetry Show: The Poetry Show - Artistic Visioning for Social Change 10/12/2017

Cartoonist and sporadic poet Michelle Sayles joins host Kylie Dally.

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Burlington Ward 1 and Ward 8 NPA Meeting 10/11/2017

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 1 & 8 meet the second Wednesday of the month.

Meeting place: McClure Lobby Conference Room, FAHC/UVM Medical Center

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