Vermont officials say that if the federal government shutdown continues, Vermont’s slow economic recovery could suffer. The owner of one of Vermont's industrial wind-power projects is complaining his turbines were ordered to stop sending power to the electric grid during ideal generating conditions while other sources of power were allowed to keep producing electricity. Members of the surgery faculty at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care are helping create new teaching positions at the university. Twenty-five people from 18 countries became new U.S. citizens in a Vermont ceremony that — fortunately for them — was unaffected by the federal government shutdown.
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.
Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.
