Legislation aimed at protecting water quality by controlling development along lakes and ponds will likely be delayed for a year. The bill has already passed the House. Senate leaders want to postpone passage so lawmakers can spend the summer on public education efforts. The mother of a Thetford man killed last June by a state police officer firing a stun gun said her son would be alive today if a mental health counselor had been called to the confrontation. A Vermont House committee is scheduled to hear testimony this morning bill that would allow farmworkers in the country illegally to become drivers.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
Neal was a reporter and VPR's All Things Considered host from 2001 to 2014. He joined VPR in 1996, hosting VPR's jazz programming, including live performances from the VPR studios and the Discover Jazz Festival. Prior to VPR, Neal was a programmer and host for WNCS in Montpelier and WDEV in Waterbury. He holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College.
