The Vermont House is preparing to debate a bill that would allow immigrant farmworkers in the country illegally to drive in Vermont, with a new type of driver's privilege card. A bill that would require labels on genetically modified food sold in Vermont will not likely see action this legislative session. The Vermont Public Service Board says a 16-turbine wind project in Sheffield is meeting its noise standards and is in compliance with its Certificate of Public Good. A Burlington High School Spanish teacher has been placed on administrative leaving pending a criminal investigation.
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.
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
