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VPR News is Vermont's statewide, public broadcast and digital news service.

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    • 4.3 • 33 Ratings

VPR News is Vermont's statewide, public broadcast and digital news service.

    Capitol Recap: House and Senate divided over new spending, proposed tax increases

    Capitol Recap: House and Senate divided over new spending, proposed tax increases

    Senate lawmakers have largely rejected proposed tax increases that would have funded more than $100 million in housing and health care initiatives.

    • 6 min
    Universities and colleges search for ways to reverse the decline in the ranks of male students

    Universities and colleges search for ways to reverse the decline in the ranks of male students

    Admissions offices are trying everything from entrepreneurship programs to hunting classes.

    • 4 min
    Waking Windows brings music, comedy to Winooski in festival's 12th year

    Waking Windows brings music, comedy to Winooski in festival's 12th year

    This weekend marks Waking Windows' third festival since taking two years off due to the COVID pandemic. Venues around Winooski will showcase musicians, comedians, local authors and more for the three-day event.

    • 5 min
    Microtransit ride programs fill gaps where regular bus service won't go

    Microtransit ride programs fill gaps where regular bus service won't go

    There are different models of small, microtransit bus services popping up across the state, and each is working in its own way.

    • 6 min
    VSP's Major Crime Unit investigates dozens of cold cases. It can be a challenge to move them forward

    VSP's Major Crime Unit investigates dozens of cold cases. It can be a challenge to move them forward

    There are more than 80 unsolved homicides and missing persons cases in Vermont. These decades-old investigations present unique challenges: witnesses and detectives who worked the case may be dead, physical evidence can deteriorate and the case files can be hard to find.

    • 4 min
    Sexual violence support nonprofit HOPE Works celebrates 50 years

    Sexual violence support nonprofit HOPE Works celebrates 50 years

    Burlington-based HOPE Works is Vermont's oldest and largest sexual violence crisis center. Executive Director Natania Carter reflects on 50 years of service.

    • 6 min

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33 Ratings

33 Ratings

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Vermont is a very progressive state at and the podcast reflects it.

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Good content but it’s too quiet

This podcast sounds like whispers compared to the other podcasts I listen to. I can barely make out what they’re saying over the rumble of the road while I’m driving. I can’t turn up the volume because once this podcast and the next one ends up being really loud.

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