VT Senators both voted in favor of a measure to keep government operating past Tuesday. VPR says the ink used in the design on one series of coffee mugs given out during a membership drive in 2011 contains lead, although not at a level above Food and Drug Administration Standards. The station is contacting listeners who received the mug and plans to conduct tests on designs from other years. VPR's Steve Zind reports. The VT Supreme Court is upholding a state campaign finance law ruling that a Democratic advocacy group violated VT campaign finance laws by not registering as a PAC. The new Tom Hanks movie about Vermont ship captain Richard Phillips has premiered in New York.
Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.
