The Frequency

In this week’s edition of the Capitol Recap, an update from Vermont Public’s Peter Hirscheld and Lola Duffort about how Gov. Phil Scott’s administration is proposing to partially deregulate the health insurance market, among other changes.

We’ll learn more about today in Vermont history and how, on this day in 1808, four acres of land was purchased in Windsor to build what would become the first state prison. And it’s Friday, so we’ll hear some local music and get details on a weekend-long multi-genre music festival including lots of local acts.

In today’s podcast, our entire region has been experiencing frigid temperatures for days. We’ll learn about the programs that help keep people experiencing homelessness alive in the bitter cold.

The governor expresses disdain with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, and a team of Vermont midwives is inviting you to learn more about efforts to open the first freestanding birth center in the state.

Plans to close an addiction services program in Burlington, communities experiencing salt shortages amid the snowy weather, plus a Bulgarian man held by U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Massachusetts after he says he was arrested after mistakenly crossing the border from Canada.

In today’s podcast, you’ll hear about how the loss of premium subsidies affected enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans this year, and about a spike in visits to the state’s problem gambling website.   

In this week’s edition of the Capitol recap, We’ll get an update from Vermont Public’s Peter Hirscheld and Lola Duffort about how efforts to reform the state’s education system are going

In today’s podcast, you’ll learn how the governor’s budget proposal could lead to layoffs at the state transportation agency, why bills to restrict how law enforcement operates in Vermont could face legal challenges; and about plans for an outdoor center for people with disabilities.

A cold front is moving in, bringing some very chilly temperatures to the region; some new fishing regulations; and the Williston Selectboard formally opposes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s activity in town. Plus, Vermont Public’s Erica Heilman presents the next installment of “What Class Are You?”

Governor Phil Scott’s budget priorities; where Vermont stands among the nation’s healthiest states; and why one woman who was scammed out of her life savings five years ago is celebrating now.